Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (center), Expedition 32 commander; along with NASA astronaut Joe Acaba (left) and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Revin, both flight engineers, attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, conduct a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz 30 (TMA-04M) spacecraft in preparation for their return to Earth scheduled for Sept. 16, 2012.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer, appears to touch the bright sun during the mission’s third spacewalk on Sept. 5, 2012.
The crew of the International Space Station's Expedition 32. Pictured from the left are flight engineers Akihiko Hoshide, Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams and Joe Acaba, commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Sergei Revin.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer and commander of the International Space Station's Expedition 33 crew, poses for a photo with her spacesuit ahead of an Aug. 30, 2012, spacewalk.
Expedition 32 commander Gennady Padalka, a Russian cosmonaut, throws the small Spherical Satellite into orbit during an Aug. 20, 2012, spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The small satellite will spend three months in orbit and be used for space tracking experiments.
Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide is pictured during a spacewalk on Sept. 5, 2012. During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Hoshide and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (out of frame) fixed a critical station power unit and installed a camera on the outpost's robotic arm.
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 32 commander, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. The image was taken on Aug. 20, 2012.
This still image shows the view of Earth and part of the International Space Station from the helmet video camera of station commander Gennady Padalka during an Aug. 20, 2012 spacewalk. Padalka was at the end of a station crane during this view.
NASA astronaut Joe Acaba and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, both Expedition 32 flight engineers, are pictured in the International Space Station's Cupola as the unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) approaches the station. This image was taken July 27, 2012.
NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Expedition 31/32 flight engineer, poses for a photo with Robonaut 2 humanoid robot in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station in June 2012.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (front left) takes command of the International Space Station from cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (front right) during a ceremony marking the start of the Expedition 33 increment aboard the space station on Sept. 15, 2012.
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 32 commander, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. The image was taken on Aug. 20, 2012.
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Joe Acaba (center), along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, all Expedition 32 flight engineers, are pictured in the International Space Station's Cupola following the rendezvous with the unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3). This image was taken July 27, 2012.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer, uses a body mass measurement device (BMMD) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. This image was taken July 27, 2012.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer, is pictured in the Cupola of the International Space Station during rendezvous operations with the unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3). This image was taken July 27, 2012.
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (right), Expedition 32 commander; along with cosmonauts Yuri Malenchenko (left) and Sergei Revin, are pictured near the manual TORU docking system controls in the Zvezda Service Module. This image was taken July 28, 2012.
The Soyuz TMA-05M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday, July 15, 2012 carrying Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide to the International Space Station.
The prime and backup crew members for Expedition 32 attend ceremonies outside their Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 4, 2012 following the raising of U.S., Russian, Japanese and Kazakh flags outside their crew quarters as part of the prelaunch activities leading up to the launch of the next crew to the International Space Station. This image was released on July 4, 2012.
Flight Crew participate in a space station EVA planning and preparation session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. This image was taken March 13, 2012.
Expedition 31/32/33 crew members pose for a group photo in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. This image was released on Jan. 17, 2012.
The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (right), Expedition 32 flight engineer and Expedition 33 commander; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (left) and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, both Expedition 32/33 flight engineers, attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. This image was released on Feb. 22, 2012.
Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-205M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is raised into position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (left) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams walk by the upper stage of their Soyuz booster rocket in the Integration Facility July 3, 2012 as they completed a suited "fit check".
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (left) of NASA, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center) and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency take a moment to pose for photos July 3, 2012 in front of their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft during a suited "fit check" of the vehicle.
In Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the backup Expedition 32 crew members strike a pose July 7, 2012 in front of a statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, as they toured the town near the Cosmodrome.
Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA plants 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 scheduled launch July 15 (Kazakhstan time) to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft.
The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is readied for its encapsulation into the upper stage of its Soyuz booster July 8, 2012 in advance of its rollout to the launch pad July 12, 2012.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams participates in a leak check of her Russian launch and entry suit July 3, 2012 as part of the suited "fit check" of the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft.
A Soyuz rocket launches on May 15, 2012, carrying Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka (spacecraft commander) and Sergei Revin (spacecraft flight engineer) and US astronaut Joseph Acaba (flight engineer-2 of the spacecraft) on the Expedition 31/32 mission.
Attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn (left), Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (center) and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, all Expedition 32 backup crew members, take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. This image was taken June 7, 2012.
Expedition 31/32 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka, foreground, waves farewell to friends and family as the crew bus departs the Cosmonaut Hotel with fellow Expedition 31 crew members, Flight Engineer Joe Acaba, and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Padalka, Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, and Joe Acaba onboard launched at 9:01 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, May 15.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Expedition 32/33 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (mostly obscured), Expedition 32 flight engineer and Expedition 33 commander, attired in training versions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, are submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. This image was released on March 15, 2012.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft (right) is readied for its encapsulation into the upper stage of its Soyuz booster (left) July 8, 2012 in advance of its rollout to the launch pad July 12 , 2012.
With the upper stage of the Soyuz booster in the foreground and the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft in the background, technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prepared to encapsulate the Soyuz vehicle into its booster July 8, 2012.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer and Expedition 33 commander, gets help donning a training version of her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. This image was taken March 15, 2012.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer and Expedition 33 commander, gets help donning a training version of her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. This image was released on Sept. 16, 2011.
With famous St. Basil's Cathedral as a fitting backdrop, the next trio of residents for the International Space Station pay a traditional visit to Red Square and the Kremlin in Moscow June 22, 2012 to lay flowers at the Kremlin Wall where Russian space icons are interred.
Expedition 32 crew members participate in a food tasting session in the Habitability and Environmental Factors Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The image was taken July 1, 2012.
With St. Basil's Cathedral in the background, Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA prepares to lay flowers at the Kremlin Wall in Red Square in Moscow where Russian space icons are interred June 22, 2012 as part of the traditional ceremonies prior to launch scheduled for July 15 (Kazakhstan time) to the International Space Station.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Expedition 32/33 flight engineer; attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. This image was taken Jan. 11, 2012.
This patch represents the 32nd expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) and the significance of the science being conducted there for current and future generations. The image was released in September 2011.
View from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center shows a photo of the Expedition 32 crew members gathered together on July 17, 2012 in Korolev, Russia.
Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is seen on the TV screen at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia a few hours after the Soyuz TMA-05M docked to the International Space Station on July 17, 2012.
View from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center shows live television of the Expedition 32 crew members gathered together on the International Space Station a few hours after the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft docked on July 17, 2012 in Korolev, Russia.
Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka (left) and Yuri Malenchenko work to move a crane outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk on Aug. 20, 2012, in this still image from a video camera on the station.
Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams’ sister and friend brought a photo of William’s dog “Gorby” in support of her arrival to the International Space Station on July 17, 2012 at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia.
The unpiloted Russian Progress 47 supply vehicle departs from the International Space Station on July 30, 2012.
