Expedition 32/33 posed for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon as part of their traditional pre-flight ceremonial activities.

AirshowExpedition 56 backup crewmember Anne McClain of NASA poses for pictures in the Kremlin gardens in Moscow May 14.

Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency, Expedition 11 commander, Soyuz commander.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Yuri Malenchenko take a break from training in Star City Russia to pose for a portrait.

Crew portrait of the Expedition 55-56 crew members from GCTC

The Expedition 34/35 backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Bell at the Kremlin in Moscow Nov. 29, 2012 during ceremonial activities.

Expedition 50 Red Square Visit

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition 43 Preflight

NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams Expedition takes a break from training in Star City Russia to pose for a portrait.

Expedition 27 prime and backup crew and individual portraits from Russia

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams signed a visitors book at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center museum in Star City Russia June 22, 2012.

The crews for the Expedition 30 launch to the International Space Station toured Red Square in Moscow October 24, 2011 as part of their pre-launch activities.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia enjoys the spotlight with the first woman to fly Valentina Tereshkova.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center prepare to enter a Soyuz spacecraft simulator as part of their final qualification exams.

Expedition 28 prelaunch views from Russia

The Expedition 33/34 prime crewmembers arrive at the Kremlin Wall in Moscow's Red Square Russia's Great Designer.

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia.

Expedition 28 prelaunch views from Russia

Expedition 42/43 Preflight Support from Russia

NASA/Stephanie Stoll

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams Expedition takes a break from training in Star City Russia to pose for a portrait.

Striking a pose in front of St. Basil's Cathedral at Red Square in Moscow took time for a photo opportunity.

Kondyor Massif, Russia

NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Expedition 43 Preflight

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition 50 Qualification Exams

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Alexander Samokutyaev lays flowers where Russian space icons are interred in a traditional ceremony.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia pose for pictures during a day of qualification exams.

Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka Expedition takes a break from training in Star City Russia to pose for a portrait.

Expedition 35 36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy posed for pictures during a tour of the Kremlin and Red Square.

The next trio of residents for the International Space Station paid a traditional visit to Red Square and the Kremlin in Moscow June 22, 2012.

Expedition 32/33 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 backup crewmember Peggy Whitson of NASA flashes a smile in front of a Soyuz simulator May 26 during final qualification exams. Whitson, Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos are serving as the backups to prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA, Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, who will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Stephanie Stoll.

Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg pose for pictures during a tour of Red Square in Moscow.

Expedition 19 Docks to ISS

NASA/Bill Ingalls

AirshowAt the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia signs a ceremonial book as part of pre-launch activities.

Expedition 36/37 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures during a tour of Red Square in Moscow.

AirshowAt the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia backup crewmembers as part of their final qualification exam activities.

Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg takes a stroll through Red Square in Moscow and their son.

AirshowAt the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia the Expedition 56 prime and backup crewmembers pose.

Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko pose for pictures in front of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow Nov. 29, 2012.

Astronauts and Cosmonauts sightseeing at Red Square in Moscow

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia signs in for his final Soyuz qualification exam look.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia shares a special moment with former cosmonaut Alexey Leonov.

These seven astronauts and one cosmonaut represent the flight crew for the STS-89 mission to Russia s Mir Space Station.

Expedition 25 portraits in Russia - Scott Kelly

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Tim Peake of the European Space Agency listens to a reporter���s question Nov. 20 during the start of final qualification exams. Peake, Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Tim Kopra of NASA (right) will launch Dec. 15 on their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft Dec. 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station..NASA/Seth Marcantel

Skiing Sochi

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia pose following their final Soyuz spacecraft qualification exams.

AirshowExpedition 56 crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Bell as part of traditional pre-launch activities.

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley waits in a pressure chamber before a test of his Russian Sokol spacesuit at the Zvezda facility in Moscow.

Smiley N. Pool

Expedition 50 Qualification Exams

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide takes a break from training in Star City Russia to pose for a portrait.

Expedition 36/37 shares a quiet moment with her son during a tour of the Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow May 8.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia a scene serves as a backdrop for a familiar sight .

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 backup crewmembers Peggy Whitson of NASA (left), Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos (center) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency (right) field questions from reporters in front of a Soyuz simulator during Soyuz qualification exams May 26. They are serving as the backups to prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA, Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, who will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Stephanie Stoll.

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912180013HQ - The flags of Russia Japan the United States and Kazakhstan are seen flying shortly.

Eruption of Kliuchevskoi volcano

Russian security officers walk along the railroad tracks as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmembers Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (left), Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Tim Kopra of NASA (right) pose for pictures at the start of their final qualification exam Nov. 20. The trio will launch Dec. 15 on their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft Dec. 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station..NASA/Seth Marcantel

Expedition 25 portraits in Russia

Expedition 27 Landing

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Portrait of NASA astronaut and Expedition attired in her Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia.

NASA astronaut Kevin Ford Expedition takes a break from training in Star City Russia to pose for a portrait.

NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn take a break from training in Star City Russia to pose for a portrait.

Expedition 50 Qualification Exams

NASA/Bill Ingalls

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia signs a commemorative book.

AirshowAt the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia backup crewmembers walk from a Soyuz training mockup.

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 backup crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left), Kate Rubins of NASA (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) listen to reporters��� questions in front of a Soyuz simulator Nov. 19 at the start of qualification exams. They are the backups to the prime crewmembers, Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos, Tim Kopra of NASA and Tim Peake of the European Space Agency, who will launch Dec. 15 in the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station..NASA/Seth Marcantel

Expedition 49 Qualification Exams

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition 57 58 back up crew members are pictured in Sokol launch and entry suits at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

The Expedition prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Bell as part of their pre-launch visit.