JSC2013-E-091790 (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 in front of the first stage of the Soy
JSC2013-E-091790 (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 in front of the first stage of the Soyuz rocket during their final fit check dress rehearsal. The Soyuz rocket’s skirt is adorned with artwork representing the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. 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