JSC2013-E-091781 (3 Nov. 2013) — In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin (center) and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA pose for pictures Nov. 3 outside the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft d
JSC2013-E-091781 (3 Nov. 2013) — In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin (center) and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA pose for pictures Nov. 3 outside the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft during their final fit check dress rehearsal. The Soyuz rocket’s payload fairing behind them is adorned with the insignia of the Sochi Olympic Organizing Committee. The crew members, who are scheduled to launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time, for a six-month mission on the International Space Station, are carrying the Olympic torch to the complex with them for a four-day visit. Photo credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov