The Expedition 38/39 prime crewmembers pose for pictures at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia.

With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop, the Expedition 38/39 prime crewmembers pose for pictures October 26 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. From left to right are Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail
Tyurin and NASA Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio. After the photo opportunity, the crewmembers flew to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for their launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to begin a six-month mission on the International Space Station.

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