Expedition 23 preflight

JSC2010-E-041317 (19 March 2010) --- Braving the elements, the prime and backup crews preparing for launch to the International Space Station take a moment to pose for pictures at the Kremlin Wall in Moscow March 19, 2010 as part of their traditional pre-launch ceremonial activities. From left to right are Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko and NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, both flight engineers for Expedition 23, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Soyuz commander, and their backups--Alexander Samokutyaev, Andrey Borisenko and Scott Kelly. Skvortsov, Caldwell Dyson and Kornienko will launch in the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome April 2 and dock to the station April 4. Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll