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Expedition 33 Soyuz Launch
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Members of the media photograph the Soyuz rocket as it launches with Expedition 33/34 crew members on Oct. 23, 2012.
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Expedition 33 Soyuz Launch
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz rocket with Expedition 33/34 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS onboard the TMA-06M spacecraft launches to the International Space Station on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ford, Novitskiy and Tarelkin will be on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Expedition 33 Soyuz Launch #2
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz rocket with Expedition 33/34 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS onboard the TMA-06M spacecraft launches to the International Space Station on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ford, Novitskiy and Tarelkin will be on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Expedition 33 Soyuz Launch #3
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz rocket with Expedition 33/34 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS onboard the TMA-06M spacecraft launches to the International Space Station on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ford, Novitskiy and Tarelkin will be on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Blast Off! Soyuz Rocket Launches Expedition 33/34 Crew
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz rocket with Expedition 33/34 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS onboard the TMA-06M spacecraft launches to the International Space Station on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz Rocket Launches Expedition 33/34 Crew
Credit: NASA TV
A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Soyuz TMA-06M space capsule into orbit carrying three new members of the International Space Station's Expedition 33 crew on Oct. 23, 2012. The Soyuz launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, and carried American astronaut Kevin Ford and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin into orbit.
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Liftoff! Soyuz Rocket Launches Expedition 33/34 Crew
Credit: NASA TV
A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Soyuz TMA-06M space capsule into orbit carrying three new members of the International Space Station's Expedition 33 crew on Oct. 23, 2012. The Soyuz launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, and carried American astronaut Kevin Ford and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin into orbit.
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Expedition 33/34 Soyuz Crew Waves at Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Expedition 33/34 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, bottom, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS, top, wave farewell before boarding their Soyuz rocket just a few hours before their launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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A Hippo Rides Into Space: Expedition 33/34 Launch
Credit: NASA TV
A small toy hippo hangs inside the Soyuz TMA-06 space capsule to serve as a zero-g indicator for Expedition 33/34 crewmembers Oleg Novitskiy, Kevin Ford and Evgeny Tarelkin during their Oct. 23, 2012, launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome. The toy was a gift to Novitskiy ( bottom left, the Soyuz commander) by his teenage daughter Yana.
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Fish in Space: Aquatic Crew of Expedition 33
Credit: NAS ATV
An aquatic crew of 32 medaka fish launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 23, 2012, alongside three new members of the outpost's Expedition 33 crew. The fish are part of an experiment to see how they adapt to microgravity.
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Space Hippo of Russia: Expedition 33/34 Launch
Credit: NASA TV
A small toy hippo with the Cyrillic word for "Russia" hangs inside the Soyuz TMA-06 space capsule to serve as a zero-g indicator for Expedition 33/34 crewmembers Oleg Novitskiy, Kevin Ford and Evgeny Tarelkin during their Oct. 23, 2012, launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome. The toy was a gift to Novitskiy, Soyuz commander, by his teenage daughter Yana
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Expedition 33 Soyuz Blessing
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
An Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for October 23 and will send Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Expedition 33/34 Soyuz Crew Blessing
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Expedition 33/34 crew members, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS, right, receive the traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel on the morning of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 33 Soyuz Rollout
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz rocket is ready to be erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train, on Sunday, October 21, 2012, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for October 23 and will send Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Expedition 33/34 Soyuz Rollout
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz rocket is ready to be erected into position after being rolled out to the launch pad by train, on Sunday, October 21, 2012, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for October 23 and will send Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station
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No Smoking for Soyuz Rocket Launch
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train, on Sunday, October 21, 2012, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A sign warns onlookers to not smoke near the towering rocket.
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Expedition 33 Crew With Capsule
Credit: S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia"
The three members of Expedition 33 pose wearing their spacesuits in front of the Soyuz capsule that will transport them to the International Space Station. L to R: American astronaut Kevin Ford (of NASA), Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin. Image released Oct. 10, 2012.
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Expedition 33 Crew Members in Front of Yuri Gagarin's Cottage
Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
The Expedition 33 prime and backup crews pose for pictures on Oct. 18, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in front of the famed cottage where Yuri Gagarin slept the night before his launch April 12, 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft to become the first human to fly in space.
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Expedition 33/34 Crew Members
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Kevin Ford (left), Expedition 33 flight engineer and Expedition 34 commander; along with Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy (center) and Evgeny Tarelkin, both Expedition 33/34 flight engineers, pose for a portrait following an Expedition 33/34 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Image released July 26, 2012.
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Expedition 33 Patch
Credit: NASA
The Expedition 33 patch depicts the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting around the Earth, and into the future. Image released December 2011.
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Space Station Expedition 33 Crew Photo
Credit: NASA
The International Space Station's Expedition 33 crew. From left: NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Japannese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonauts Evgeny Tarelkin and Oleg Novitskiy and NASA astronaut Kevin Ford.
