International Space Station Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, left, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, and, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA, right, smile as they hold an Olympic torch that will be flown with them to the International Space Station during a press conference prior to launch November 6, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Tyurin, Mastracchio, and, Wakata will spend the next six months aboard the International Space Station.


International Space Station Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, left, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, and, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA, right, smile as they hold an Olympic torch that will be flown with them to the International Space Station during a press conference prior to launch November 6, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Tyurin, Mastracchio, and, Wakata will spend the next six months aboard the International Space Station.


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