Space Station's Expedition 35 Mission in Photos

Expedition 35 Crew Family Watches Docking

NASA TV

Friends and family members of NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin watch as the Soyuz TMA-08M crew arrived at the International Space Station on March 28, 2013, after an accelerated one-day trip. [Full Story]

Expedition 35 Crew Members Pose for Photo

NASA

Expedition 35 crew members take a break from training at NASA's Johnson Space Center to pose for a crew portrait.

Expedition 35 Launch

NASA/Carla Cioffi

The Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, March 29, 2013 carrying Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time. [See Full Story]

Expedition 35 Launch

NASA/Carla Cioffi

The Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 35 crew members to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, March 28, 2013 (ET). [Full Story]

Expedition 35 Crew Waves from Stairs

NASA/Carla Cioffi

Expedition 35 Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin, top, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, and Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, bottom, wave farewell from the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 29, 2013. Their Soyuz TMA-08M rocket launched at 2:43 a.m. local time.

St. Patrick's Day in Space and Chris Hadfield

Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield floats inside the International Space Station clad all in green for St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2013.

Ireland from Space on St. Patrick's Day 2013

Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)

Canadian astronaut snapped this photo of Tralee, Ireland, from space on March 17, 2013, to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on the International Space Station.

Expedition 35-36 Crew Members

Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

(L to R) Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA, Expedition 35 Soyuz Commander and Expedition 36 Commander Pavel Vinogradov of Roscosmos and Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos are seen during a break in training. Image released March 4, 2013.

Expedition 35-36 Crew Members Reporting for Duty

NASA

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35/36 prime crew members Chris Cassidy of NASA (left), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Alexander Misurkin report to Russian space officials March 4, 2013, for the start of qualification simulations in Soyuz and Russian segment trainers.

Expedition 35-36 Backup Crew

NASA

NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins (left), Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov (center) and Flight Engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy will serve as backup crew members for Expedition 35/36 to the International Space Station. Image released March 4, 2013.

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