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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 crew prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in T-38 training jets. Mission Specialist Michael Barratt, left, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialist Nicole Stott and their three crewmates will wait until at least Nov. 30 to launch to the International Space Station because a leak was detected at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) while Discovery's external fuel tank was being loaded for launch on Nov. 5. The GUCP is an attachment point between the external tank and a pipe that carries gaseous hydrogen safely away from the shuttle to the flare stack, where it is burned off. Engineers and managers also will evaluate a crack in the foam on the external tank. During the 11-day mission, STS-133 will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, to the orbiting laboratory. Discovery, which will fly its 39th mission, is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This will be the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. For more information on STS-133, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5505

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 crew prepare...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 crew prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in T-38 training jets. Mission Specialist Michael Barratt, left, Pilot Eric Boe and Missi... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson talks to media as the space shuttle that will take Johnson and his crewmates to the International Space Station slowly rolls past. Endeavour began its move from High Bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:56 p.m. EST. The 3.4-mile trek, known as "rollout," will take about seven hours to complete. This is the final scheduled rollout for Endeavour, which is attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a crawler-transporter. STS-134 crew members will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the orbiting outpost on the shuttle's final spaceflight. Launch is targeted for April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Debbie Odom KSC-2011-2215

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson talks to media a...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson talks to media as the space shuttle that will take Johnson and his crewmates to the International Space Station slowly rolls past. Endeavour began its move ... More

1610: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA waves to a crowd of well-wishers May 15 as he departs with his crewmates for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. Wiseman, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency and Soyuz Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch on May 29, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from Baikonur for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e045106

1610: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1610: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA waves to a crowd of well-wishers May 15 as he departs with his crewmates for their lau... More

A flight deck crewman waits behind the wheel of an MD-3 tow tractor while his crewmates prepare to move an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Teamwork '92. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A flight deck crewman waits behind the wheel of an MD-3 tow tractor wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Country: Norwegian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Patrick Cashin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy chats with STS-66 crewmates

Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy chats with STS-66 crewmates

S94-40095 (23 June 1994) --- Jean-Francois Clervoy (center), STS-66 international mission specialist, chats with payload crew mates during a training session on emergency egress procedures. Wearing training ve... More

Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar watches crewmates during training

Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar watches crewmates during training

S94-47256 (13 Oct 1994) --- Astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar, STS-71 mission specialist, smiles as she watches a crew mate (out of frame) make a simulated parachute landing in nearby water. The action came as part of... More

STS061-30-013 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck

STS061-30-013 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... More

STS061-30-007 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck

STS061-30-007 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... More

STS061-30-011 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck

STS061-30-011 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... More

STS061-30-008 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck

STS061-30-008 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... More

STS061-30-006 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck

STS061-30-006 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... More

STS061-30-014 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck

STS061-30-014 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... More

STS061-30-005 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck

STS061-30-005 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... More

STS069-704-047 - STS-069 - View of the aft windows during STS-69 EVA

STS069-704-047 - STS-069 - View of the aft windows during STS-69 EVA

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of crewmates in the overhead aft window of the shuttle Endeavour were taken by one of the two crewmembers performing an extravehicular activity (E... More

STS061-30-010 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck

STS061-30-010 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... More

STS096-356-003 - STS-096 - MS Payette (IVA crewmember) prepare crewmates for EVA

STS096-356-003 - STS-096 - MS Payette (IVA crewmember) prepare crewmat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-96 mission specialist (IVA crewmember) Julie Payette assists mission specialist Tamara Jernigan (background in EMU) in the Discoverys airlock to pre... More

STS096-356-004 - STS-096 - MS Payette (IVA crewmember) prepare crewmates for EVA

STS096-356-004 - STS-096 - MS Payette (IVA crewmember) prepare crewmat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-96 mission specialist (IVA crewmember) Julie Payette assists mission specialist Tamara Jernigan (background in EMU) in the Discoverys airlock to pre... More

1881: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (center) signs in at the start of final qualification exams September 3 as his crewmates, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left) and Elena Serova of Roscosmos (right) look on. They will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079008

1881: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1881: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (center) signs in at the start of final qualification exams September 3 as his crewma... More

1898: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) signs in at the start of final qualification exams September 3 as her crewmates, Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (left) and Barry Wilmore of NASA (right) look on. They will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079009

1898: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1898: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) signs in at the start of final qualifi... More

S109E5607 - STS-109 - EVA 2 - MS Massimino waves to crewmates

S109E5607 - STS-109 - EVA 2 - MS Massimino waves to crewmates

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, mission specialist, waves to crewmates on the other side of the aft flight deck windows on Columbia, while equipped with... More

S109E5606 - STS-109 - EVA 2 - MS Massimino waves to crewmates

S109E5606 - STS-109 - EVA 2 - MS Massimino waves to crewmates

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, mission specialist, waves to crewmates on the other side of the aft flight deck windows on Columbia, while equipped with... More

S109E5609 - STS-109 - EVA 2 - MS Massimino waves to crewmates

S109E5609 - STS-109 - EVA 2 - MS Massimino waves to crewmates

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, mission specialist, waves to crewmates on the other side of the aft flight deck windows on Columbia, while equipped with... More

EVA 2 - MS Massimino waves to crewmates

EVA 2 - MS Massimino waves to crewmates

STS109-E-5606 (5 March 2002) --- Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, mission specialist, waves to crewmates on the other side of the aft flight deck windows on Columbia, while equipped with his extravehicular mobil... More

JSC2002-E-48258 (9 December 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five commander, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field's Hangar 990. The STS-113 and Expedition Five crews had landed a day earlier aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in Florida. For Korzun and his two station crewmates, it had been approximately six months since they had been on terra firma. jsc2002e48258

JSC2002-E-48258 (9 December 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Ex...

JSC2002-E-48258 (9 December 2002) --- Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Expedition Five commander, addresses a crowd on hand at Ellington Field's Hangar 990. The STS-113 and Expedition Five crews had landed a day e... More

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Disney’s space ranger Buzz Lightyear returned from space on Sept. 11 aboard space shuttle Discovery’s STS-128 mission after 15 months aboard the International Space Station. His time on the orbiting laboratory will be celebrated in a ticker-tape parade together with his space station crewmates and former Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin on Oct. 2 at Walt Disney World in Florida. KSC-2009-5139

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Disney’s space ranger Buzz Lightyear...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Disney’s space ranger Buzz Lightyear returned from space on Sept. 11 aboard space shuttle Discovery’s STS-128 mission after 15 months aboard the International Space Station. Hi... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-129 Mission Specialists Robert L. Satcher Jr., left, and Randy Bresnik appear to march in cadence as they join their fellow crewmates for an appearance on NASA Television. Space shuttle Atlantis landed on Runway 33, completing the 4.5-million mile STS-129 mission to the International Space Station on orbit 171. Main gear touchdown was at 9:44:23 a.m. EST. Nose gear touchdown was at 9:44:36 a.m., and wheels stop was at 9:45:05 a.m. Expedition 20 and 21 Flight Engineer Nicole Stott, who spent 87 days aboard the International Space Station, also returned on Atlantis. STS-129 is the final space shuttle Expedition crew rotation flight on the manifest. On STS-129, the crew delivered 14 tons of cargo to the orbiting laboratory, including two ExPRESS Logistics Carriers containing spare parts to sustain station operations after the shuttles are retired next year. For information on the STS-129 mission and crew, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts129/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-6621

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenne...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-129 Mission Specialists Robert L. Satcher Jr., left, and Randy Bresnik appear to march in cadence as they jo... More

Expedition 25 press conference with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and his crewmates

Expedition 25 press conference with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and his...

PHOTO DATE: 7-13-10 LOCATION:Bldg. 2N, Press Conf. Room SUBJECT: Expedition 25 press conference with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and his crewmates, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka PHOTOG... More

Expedition 25 press conference with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and his crewmates

Expedition 25 press conference with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and his...

PHOTO DATE: 7-13-10 LOCATION:Bldg. 2N, Press Conf. Room SUBJECT: Expedition 25 press conference with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and his crewmates, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka PHOTOG... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Mission Specialist Tim Kopra prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Kopra and his five crewmates will wait until at least Nov. 30 to launch to the International Space Station because a leak was detected at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) while Discovery's external fuel tank was being loaded for launch on Nov. 5. The GUCP is an attachment point between the external tank and a pipe that carries gaseous hydrogen safely away from the shuttle to the flare stack, where it is burned off. Engineers and managers also will evaluate a crack in the foam on the external tank. During the 11-day mission, STS-133 will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, to the orbiting laboratory. Discovery, which will fly its 39th mission, is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This will be the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. For more information on STS-133, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5506

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Mission Spec...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Mission Specialist Tim Kopra prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Kopra and his five crewmates will wait un... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Pilot Eric Boe prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Boe and his five crewmates will wait until at least Nov. 30 to launch to the International Space Station because a leak was detected at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) while Discovery's external fuel tank was being loaded for launch on Nov. 5. The GUCP is an attachment point between the external tank and a pipe that carries gaseous hydrogen safely away from the shuttle to the flare stack, where it is burned off. Engineers and managers also will evaluate a crack in the foam on the external tank. During the 11-day mission, STS-133 will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, to the orbiting laboratory. Discovery, which will fly its 39th mission, is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This will be the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. For more information on STS-133, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5507

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Pilot Eric B...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Pilot Eric Boe prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Boe and his five crewmates will wait until at least Nov... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Mission Specialist Nicole Stott prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Stott and her five crewmates will wait until at least Nov. 30 to launch to the International Space Station because a leak was detected at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) while Discovery's external fuel tank was being loaded for launch on Nov. 5. The GUCP is an attachment point between the external tank and a pipe that carries gaseous hydrogen safely away from the shuttle to the flare stack, where it is burned off. Engineers and managers also will evaluate a crack in the foam on the external tank. During the 11-day mission, STS-133 will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, to the orbiting laboratory. Discovery, which will fly its 39th mission, is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This will be the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. For more information on STS-133, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5508

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Mission Spec...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Mission Specialist Nicole Stott prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Stott and her five crewmates will wait... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Pilot Eric Boe prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Boe and his five crewmates will wait until at least Nov. 30 to launch to the International Space Station because a leak was detected at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) while Discovery's external fuel tank was being loaded for launch on Nov. 5. The GUCP is an attachment point between the external tank and a pipe that carries gaseous hydrogen safely away from the shuttle to the flare stack, where it is burned off. Engineers and managers also will evaluate a crack in the foam on the external tank. During the 11-day mission, STS-133 will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, to the orbiting laboratory. Discovery, which will fly its 39th mission, is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This will be the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. For more information on STS-133, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5511

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Pilot Eric B...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Pilot Eric Boe prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Boe and his five crewmates will wait until at least Nov... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Lindsey and his five crewmates will wait until at least Nov. 30 to launch to the International Space Station because a leak was detected at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) while Discovery's external fuel tank was being loaded for launch on Nov. 5. The GUCP is an attachment point between the external tank and a pipe that carries gaseous hydrogen safely away from the shuttle to the flare stack, where it is burned off. Engineers and managers also will evaluate a crack in the foam on the external tank. During the 11-day mission, STS-133 will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, to the orbiting laboratory. Discovery, which will fly its 39th mission, is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This will be the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. For more information on STS-133, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5509

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Commander St...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey prepares to depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a T-38 training jet. Lindsey and his five crewmates will wait until... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly, front left, checks out the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) with the experiment's principal investigator, Prof. Samuel Ting. Kelly and his five crewmates are at Kennedy participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them an opportunity for hands-on training with tools they'll be using in space and familiarization of the payload they'll be delivering to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch on the STS-134 mission Feb. 27, 2011. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2010-5519

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly, front left, checks out the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) with the ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori inspects the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) with the experiment's technicians. Vittori, who is with the European Space Agency, and his five crewmates are at Kennedy participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them an opportunity for hands-on training with tools they'll be using in space and familiarization of the payload they'll be delivering to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch on the STS-134 mission Feb. 27, 2011. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2010-5516

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori inspects the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) with the e... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel inspects the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) with the experiment's technicians. Feustel and his five crewmates are at Kennedy participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them an opportunity for hands-on training with tools they'll be using in space and familiarization of the payload they'll be delivering to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch on the STS-134 mission Feb. 27, 2011. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2010-5515

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel inspects the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) with the ex... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel, left, inspects the Express Logistics Carrier-3 with one of the carrier's technicians. Feustel and his five crewmates are at Kennedy participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them an opportunity for hands-on training with tools they'll be using in space and familiarization of the payload they'll be delivering to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch on the STS-134 mission Feb. 27, 2011. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2010-5523

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel, left, inspects the Express Logistics Carrier-3 with one of ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff, center, inspects the Express Logistics Carrier-3 with the carrier's technicians. Chamitoff and his five crewmates are at Kennedy participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them an opportunity for hands-on training with tools they'll be using in space and familiarization of the payload they'll be delivering to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch on the STS-134 mission Feb. 27, 2011. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2010-5524

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff, center, inspects the Express Logistics Carrier-3 with the c... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, inspects the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS). Vittori and his five crewmates are at Kennedy participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them an opportunity for hands-on training with tools they'll be using in space and familiarization of the payload they'll be delivering to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch on the STS-134 mission Feb. 27, 2011. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2010-5514

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, inspects the Alpha Magneti... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Finke, front right, checks out the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) with the experiment's technicians. Finke and his five crewmates are at Kennedy participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them an opportunity for hands-on training with tools they'll be using in space and familiarization of the payload they'll be delivering to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch on the STS-134 mission Feb. 27, 2011. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2010-5518

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Finke, front right, checks out the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (A... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori with the European Space Agency, his crewmates and technicians check space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay for sharp edges that could affect the astronauts' work in space. The six STS-134 astronauts are participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them an opportunity for hands-on training with the tools and equipment they'll use in space and familiarization of the payload they'll be delivering to the International Space Station. Endeavour is targeted to launch on the STS-134 mission Feb. 27, 2011. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston and Glenn Benson KSC-2010-5575

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Ken...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori with the European Space Agency, his crewmates and technicians check... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-133 Mission Specialist Alvin Drew admires space shuttle Discovery on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Drew and his crewmates returned from a 13-day, 5.3-million-mile mission to the International Space Station at 11:57 a.m. EST. STS-133 delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS-133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2132

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-133 Mission Specialist Alvin Drew admires ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-133 Mission Specialist Alvin Drew admires space shuttle Discovery on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Drew and his crewmates return... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-133 Pilot Eric Boe admires space shuttle Discovery on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Boe and his crewmates returned from a 13-day, 5.3-million-mile mission to the International Space Station at 11:57 a.m. EST. STS-133 delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS-133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2135

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-133 Pilot Eric Boe admires space shuttle D...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-133 Pilot Eric Boe admires space shuttle Discovery on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Boe and his crewmates returned from a 13-day... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and STS-133 Mission Specialist Nicole Stott pose for a photo on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Stott and her crewmates returned from a 13-day, 5.3-million-mile mission to the International Space Station at 11:57 a.m. STS-133 delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS-133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2130

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and STS-...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and STS-133 Mission Specialist Nicole Stott pose for a photo on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-133 Mission Specialist Michael Barratt admires space shuttle Discovery on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Barratt and his crewmates returned from a 13-day, 5.3-million-mile mission to the International Space Station at 11:57 a.m. EST. STS-133 delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS-133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2131

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-133 Mission Specialist Michael Barratt adm...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-133 Mission Specialist Michael Barratt admires space shuttle Discovery on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Barratt and his crewmate... More

STS133-S-144 (9 March 2011) --- Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 mission specialist, pose for a photo on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Stott and her crewmates returned from a 13-day, 5.3-million-mile mission to the International Space Station at 11:57 a.m. (EST) on March 9, 2011. STS-133 delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS-133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration sts133-s-144

STS133-S-144 (9 March 2011) --- Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach ...

STS133-S-144 (9 March 2011) --- Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 mission specialist, pose for a photo on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space... More

Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly (left) is reunited with his twin brother, Mark Kelly on March 17, 2010, following a flight back to Ellington Field, Houston from Kustanai, Kazakhstan. Scott Kelly landed in Kazakhstan on March 16 with his Russian crewmates in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft after 159 days in space, 157 days on the International Space Station. Mark Kelly is in the final weeks of training as Commander of the final flight of Endeavour, STS-134, that will spend more than a week docked to the ISS. Endeavour is targeted for launch on April 19. Credit: NASA/Rob Navias jsc2011e026383

Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly (left) is reunited with his twin b...

Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly (left) is reunited with his twin brother, Mark Kelly on March 17, 2010, following a flight back to Ellington Field, Houston from Kustanai, Kazakhstan. Scott Kelly landed in K... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Feustel and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2652

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 M...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA'... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit and communications cap in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Kelly and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2657

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit and communications cap in the Operations and Checkout Buildin... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Johnson and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2659

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 P...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, J... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Vittori and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2661

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 M...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at N... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Feustel and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2653

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 M...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flor... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Commander Pilot Greg H. Johnson checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Johnson and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2658

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Commander Pilot Greg H. Johnson checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Chamitoff and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2654

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 M...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA'... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit and communications cap in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Kelly and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2656

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit and communications cap in the Operations and Checkout Buildin... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Fincke checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Fincke and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2651

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 M...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Fincke checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flor... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Vittori and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2660

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 M...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, checks the fit of his bright-orange, launch-and-entry suit in the Operati... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Next, Chamitoff and his crewmates will walk out to the waiting Astrovan. As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members will ride to the pad in their silver Astrovan and strap into space shuttle Endeavour to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2655

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 M...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated launch countdown, STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff checks the fit of his helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flor... More

JSC2011-E-060140 (29 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim laughs with his crewmates as STS-135 commander Chris Ferguson gets a refresher on the use of the waste management system on the International Space Station as the crew trains at NASA?s Johnson Space Center June 29, 2011. The day's training marked the crew's final scheduled sessions in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at JSC. Photo credit: NASA Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool STS_135_ SVMF

JSC2011-E-060140 (29 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim laughs ...

JSC2011-E-060140 (29 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim laughs with his crewmates as STS-135 commander Chris Ferguson gets a refresher on the use of the waste management system on the International Space... More

At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA laid flowers October 24, 2011 in a traditional ceremony during the tour of Red Square he and his crewmates conducted prior to their launch to the International Space Station November 14 on the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Burbank, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin will arrive in Baikonur October 31 for final pre-launch preparations. Credit: NASA jsc2011e203164

At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of ...

At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA laid flowers October 24, 2011 in a traditional ceremony during the tour of Red Square he and his crewmates conducted prior to their lau... More

At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin laid flowers October 24, 2011 in a traditional ceremony during the tour of Red Square he and his crewmates conducted prior to their launch to the International Space Station November 14 on the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Ivanishin, Expedition Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov will arrive in Baikonur October 31 for final pre-launch preparations. Credit: NASA jsc2011e203165

At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Anatoly I...

At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin laid flowers October 24, 2011 in a traditional ceremony during the tour of Red Square he and his crewmates conducted prior to their... More

At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov laid flowers October 24, 2011 in a traditional ceremony during the tour of Red Square he and his crewmates conducted prior to their launch to the International Space Station November 14 on the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Shkaplerov, Expedition Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin will arrive in Baikonur October 31 for final pre-launch preparations. Credit: NASA jsc2011e203163

At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Soyuz Commander Anton Shk...

At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 30 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov laid flowers October 24, 2011 in a traditional ceremony during the tour of Red Square he and his crewmates conducted prior to their ... More

At the Korolev Museum in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA signs a picture of a Soyuz rocket December 16, 2011 as he and his Expedition 30 crewmates enter the final days of preparations for launch December 21 on their Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft. Pettit, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency will spend five and a half months on the station. Credit: NASA jsc2011e216367

At the Korolev Museum in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedi...

At the Korolev Museum in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA signs a picture of a Soyuz rocket December 16, 2011 as he and his Expedition 30 crewmates enter t... More

Behind the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA (center) plants a tree in his name in a traditional ceremony May 10, 2012 as his crewmates looked on. Acaba will launch on the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft on May 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka (left) and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin (right) for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2012e051256

Behind the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expe...

Behind the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA (center) plants a tree in his name in a traditional ceremony May 10, 2012 as his crewmates lo... More

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 during NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, flight engineer, and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, on board the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft docking to the space station's Rassvet module at 11:38 p.m. Photo Date: May 16, 2012. Location: Building 30 - FCR1. Photographer: Robert Markowitz jsc2012e052755

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 durin...

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 during NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, flight engineer, and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Re... More

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 during NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, flight engineer, and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, on board the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft docking to the space station's Rassvet module at 11:38 p.m. Photo Date: May 16, 2012. Location: Building 30 - FCR1. Photographer: Robert Markowitz jsc2012e052746

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 durin...

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 during NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, flight engineer, and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Re... More

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 during NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, flight engineer, and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, on board the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft docking to the space station's Rassvet module at 11:38 p.m. Photo Date: May 16, 2012. Location: Building 30 - FCR1. Photographer: Robert Markowitz jsc2012e052758

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 durin...

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 during NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, flight engineer, and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Re... More

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 during NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, flight engineer, and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, on board the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft docking to the space station's Rassvet module at 11:38 p.m. Photo Date: May 16, 2012. Location: Building 30 - FCR1. Photographer: Robert Markowitz jsc2012e052753

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 durin...

Flight controllers and Flight Director Chris Edelen in the FCR-1 during NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, flight engineer, and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Re... More

With her prime crewmates and backup crewmembers looking on, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA (first row, center) signed a visitors book at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center museum in Star City, Russia June 22, 2012 as part of traditional activities leading to her launch July 15 to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Williams will launch along with Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (first row, left) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (first row, right). Also participating in the activities were the backup crew on the top row, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA (top row, left), Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (top row, center) and Roman Romanenko (top row, right). Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e096280

With her prime crewmates and backup crewmembers looking on, Expedition...

With her prime crewmates and backup crewmembers looking on, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA (first row, center) signed a visitors book at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center museum in... More

(2 July 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia on July 2, 2012, Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams waves goodbye prior to boarding a bus for a flight that would take her and her Expedition 32 crewmates -- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (background left) - to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for their launch to the International Space Station on July 15 (Kazakhstan time) in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft from Baikonur. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e098234

(2 July 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star Cit...

(2 July 2012) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia on July 2, 2012, Expedition 32 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams waves goodbye prior to boarding a bus for a flight that would ... More

(2 July 2012) --- With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia, Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko carries his daughter July 2, 2012 prior to boarding a bus that would take him and his Expedition 32 crewmates -- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams - to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations for their launch to the International Space Station on July 15 (Kazakhstan time) in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e098308

(2 July 2012) --- With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backd...

(2 July 2012) --- With the statue of Vladimir Lenin serving as a backdrop at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia, Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko carries his daughter July ... More

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA beams with her crewmates after planting a tree in her name behind the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 9, 2012 as part of the traditional ceremonies leading up to her launch July 15 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Enjoying the moment with Williams are Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and on the right, backup crewmember Tom Marshburn of NASA. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2012e099597

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA beams with he...

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA beams with her crewmates after planting a tree in her name behind the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 9, 2012 as part of the t... More

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signs the wall at the Korolev Museum bearing the names of all crewmembers who have launched in Soyuz vehicles July 10, 2012 as he and his crewmates prepare for launch July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Hoshide will launch with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2012e100218

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide ...

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signs the wall at the Korolev Museum bearing the names of all crewmembers who have launched in Soy... More

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams signs the wall at the Korolev Museum bearing the names of all crewmembers who have launched in Soyuz vehicles July 10, 2012 as she and her crewmates prepare for launch July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Williams will launch with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2012e100217

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita ...

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams signs the wall at the Korolev Museum bearing the names of all crewmembers who have launched in Soyuz vehicles July 10, 2012 as she ... More

At Yuri Gagarin’s museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 33/34 Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy (center, front row) signs a commemorative book September 25, 2012 as his crewmates, Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin (right, front row), NASA Flight Engineer Kevin Ford (left, front row) and backup crewmembers Alexander Misurkin, Pavel Vinogradov and Chris Cassidy of NASA (left to right in the rear) look on. Ford, Tarelkin and Novitskiy are the homestretch of their training for launch October 23 to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on their Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft. The trio will spend five months on the orbital outpost. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e217761

At Yuri Gagarin’s museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in S...

At Yuri Gagarin’s museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 33/34 Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy (center, front row) signs a commemorative book September 25, 2012 as his c... More

At Yuri Gagarin’s museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA signs a commemorative book September 25, 2012 as one of his crewmates, Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin (right), and backup crewmembers Alexander Misurkin, Pavel Vinogradov and Chris Cassidy of NASA (left to right in the rear) look on. Ford, Tarelkin and Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy are the homestretch of their training for launch October 23 to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on their Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft. The trio will spend five months on the orbital outpost. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e217762

At Yuri Gagarin’s museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in S...

At Yuri Gagarin’s museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA signs a commemorative book September 25, 2012 as one of his crewmates,... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn signs in for the start of two days of certification exams for flight Nov. 27, 2012 as his crewmates, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (left) and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (right) look on. Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield and their backups are in the final weeks of training for launch on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 19 for 5 ½ months on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e238542

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn signs in for the start of two days of certification exams for flight Nov. 27, 2012 as his crewm... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko listens to a question from reporters during the second of two days of flight qualification exams Nov. 28, 2012. He and his crewmates, Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn are preparing for launch Dec. 19 to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e238678

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko listens to a question from reporters during the second of two days of flight qualification exams N... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA signs in for the second of two days of flight qualification exams Nov. 28, 2012. He and his crewmates are preparing for launch Dec. 19 to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. Looking on behind Marshburn are Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (left) and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (partially hidden). NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e238676

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA signs in for the second of two days of flight qualification exams Nov. 28, 2012. He and his ... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko studies a flight data file manual in front of a Soyuz spacecraft simulator Nov. 28, 2012 as he and his crewmates conducted the second of two days of flight qualification exams. Romanenko, NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency are scheduled to launch Dec. 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft, bound for a 5-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e238681

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko studies a flight data file manual in front of a Soyuz spacecraft simulator Nov. 28, 2012 as he and... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Center in Star City, Russia, Ann Marshburn (center), the wife of Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA and their daughter Grace, look on as the bus carrying Marshburn and his crewmates, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency departed for the airport Dec. 6, 2012 to take them to their launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan for final training. To the left of Ann Marshburn is former Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, the first human to walk in space in 1965 and to her right is Michael Surber, NASA’s Director of Human Spaceflight Operations in Russia. Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Dec. 19 on their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to spend five months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e241355

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Center in Star City, Russia, Ann Marshburn (c...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Center in Star City, Russia, Ann Marshburn (center), the wife of Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA and their daughter Grace, look on as the bus carrying Marshburn a... More

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) holds a toy “talisman” that his 9-year old daughter, Anastasia, gave him to hang over his seat in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft as a zero-G indicator during launch with his crewmates, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA (left) and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (right). The toy, named “Klyopa” for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, was unveiled during a “fit check” dress rehearsal Dec. 7, 2012 in Baikonur leading to the crew’s launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2012e241481

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Comma...

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) holds a toy “talisman” that his 9-year old daughter, Anastasia, gave him to hang over his seat in the Soyuz TM... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 backup crewmember Michael Hopkins of NASA answers questions from the news media March 4 as he and his crewmates prepare for a series of qualification simulations in Soyuz and Russian segment trainers. Hopkins, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy will backup prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin, who are preparing for launch to the International Space Station March 29 (Kazakh time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013522

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 backup crewmember Michael Hopkins of NASA answers questions from the news media March 4 as he and his crewmates prepare for a seri... More

At the Gagarin Museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin (foreground, left) signs a ceremonial book March 7 as his crewmates, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (foreground, center) and Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (foreground, right) enjoy the moment. Joining them for the traditional pre-launch activities were backup crewmembers Sergey Ryazanskiy (back row, left), Oleg Kotov (back row, center) and NASA’s Michael Hopkins (back row, right). Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin will launch to the International Space Station March 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosomodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013834

At the Gagarin Museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star...

At the Gagarin Museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin (foreground, left) signs a ceremonial book March 7 as his crewmates, Soyu... More

With a picture of the Russian great designer Sergei Korolev over his right shoulder, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy (right) poses for pictures March 7 with his crewmates, Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin (left) and Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) at the Gagarin Museum at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. The three crewmembers are training for their launch to the International Space Station March 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazkahstan. NASA / Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e013833

With a picture of the Russian great designer Sergei Korolev over his r...

With a picture of the Russian great designer Sergei Korolev over his right shoulder, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy (right) poses for pictures March 7 with his crewmates, Flight Engineer Alexand... More

Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin stands beside his Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft after being extracted from the vehicle March 16 following his landing with crewmates Oleg Novitskiy and Kevin Ford of NASA northeast of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. The three crewmembers returned to Earth after a one-day delay due to inclement weather in the area to wrap up 144 days in space and 142 days aboard the International Space Station. Courtesy of Sergey Vigovskiy jsc2013e017262

Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin stands beside his Soyuz ...

Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin stands beside his Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft after being extracted from the vehicle March 16 following his landing with crewmates Oleg Novitskiy and Kevin Ford of NA... More

Aboard a Russian Federal Space Agency aircraft carrying him and his crewmates to their launch site, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA affixes a sticker of his crew insignia to the wall of the cabin of the plane March 16 as crewmate Pavel Vinogradov looks on. Cassidy, Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin flew from their training base in Star City, Russia to the Baikonur, Kazakhstan for final training for their launch to the International Space Station on March 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2013e017245

Aboard a Russian Federal Space Agency aircraft carrying him and his cr...

Aboard a Russian Federal Space Agency aircraft carrying him and his crewmates to their launch site, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA affixes a sticker of his crew insignia to the wall of t... More

Behind the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) plants a tree bearing his name in a traditional ceremony March 21, assisted by his crewmates, Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin (left) and Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center). The three crewmembers are training for launch to the International Space Station March 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a 5 ½ month mission. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2013e018007

Behind the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expe...

Behind the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) plants a tree bearing his name in a traditional ceremony March 21, assisted by hi... More

At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 35-36 Chris Cassidy of NASA takes a turn in a spinning chair March 21 as he trains for launch to the International Space Station with his crewmates, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin March 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The three crewmembers will spend 5 ½ months on the orbital laboratory. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2013e018014

At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expediti...

At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 35-36 Chris Cassidy of NASA takes a turn in a spinning chair March 21 as he trains for launch to the International Space Station with his... More

At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA plays a game of billiards March 21 as he takes a break from training for his launch to the International Space Station with crewmates Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin March 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The three crewmembers will spend 5 ½ months on the orbital laboratory. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2013e018012

At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expediti...

At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 35-36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA plays a game of billiards March 21 as he takes a break from training for his launch to the In... More

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 35/36 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (left) and Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) discuss the ISS Progress 51 cargo ship in front of them March 23 that is being prepared for launch to the International Space Station in late April and which will be greeted by the trio and three other crewmates. Cassidy, Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin are in the final days of training for their launch March 29, Kazakh time, to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2013e018157

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 35/36 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (left) and Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) discuss the ISS Progress 51 cargo... More

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin (left), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) pose for pictures March 23 in front of the ISS Progress 51 cargo ship that is being prepared for launch to the International Space Station in late April and which will be greeted by the trio and three other crewmates. Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin are in the final days of training for their launch March 29, Kazakh time, to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2013e018156

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin (left), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of N... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin signs in for the start of final qualification training April 30 as his crewmates, NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg (left) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right), look on. The three crewmembers are training for their launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e028025

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin signs in for the start of final qualification training April 30 as his crewmates, NASA Flight En... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA signs in for the start of final qualification training April 30 as she and her crewmates prepare for their launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Nyberg is launching with Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e028026

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA signs in for the start of final qualification training April 30 as she and her crewmates prep... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency signs in for the start of final qualification training April 30 as his crewmates, NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg (left, partially obscured) and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (right), look on. The three crewmembers are training for their launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e028027

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency signs in for the start of final qualification training April 30 as his... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency flashes a smile April 30 as he and his crewmates began final qualification training for their launch to the International Space Station. Parmitano, Karen Nyberg of NASA and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ½ month mission on the international outpost. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e028029

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency flashes a smile April 30 as he and his crewmates began final qualifica... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) signs in for another round of qualification exams May 6 as his crewmates, Karen Nyberg of NASA (left) and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) look on. Nyberg, Yurchikhin and Parmitano are set to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft on May 29, Kazakh time, for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e028658

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) signs in for another round of qualification exams May 6 as his... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 backup crewmember Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency prepares to enter a Soyuz spacecraft trainer May 6 and he and his crewmates, backup Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and backup Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA support the prime crewmembers preparing for launch to the International Space Station. The prime crew, NASA’s Karen Nyberg, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency are set to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft on May 29, Kazakh time, for a five-month mission. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e028655

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 backup crewmember Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency prepares to enter a Soyuz spacecraft trainer May 6 and h... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) signs in for another round of qualification exams May 6 as his crewmates, Karen Nyberg of NASA (left) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) look on. Nyberg, Yurchikhin and Parmitano are set to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft on May 29, Kazakh time, for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e028657

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) signs in for another round of qualification exams May 6 as his crewmates, Karen Nyberg ... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 backup crewmember Rick Mastracchio of NASA (front row, right) signs a commemorative book at the Cosmonautics Museum May 8 as his backup crewmates, Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (front row, left) and Mikhail Tyurin (front row, center) look on. The prime crew, NASA’s Karen Nyberg (back row, left), Fyodor Yurchikhin (back row, center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (back row, right) watch from the back row. Nyberg, Yurchikhin and Parmitano are preparing for their launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e030446

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 backup crewmember Rick Mastracchio of NASA (front row, right) signs a commemorative book at the Cosmonautics Museum May 8 as his b... More

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