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(19 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 backup crew member Tom Marshburn of NASA answers questions from the media at a Soyuz vehicle mockup before a final qualification test June 19, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Marshburn’s colleagues, prime crew members Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineers Suni Williams of NASA and Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency practiced similar scenarios nearby in advance of their final approval for launch to the International Space Station July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA