Ceremony at the Russian Federal Space Agency

On 6 December, the Expedition 30/31 prime crew members share a moment with Russian space officials in a ceremonial at the headquarters of the Russian Federal Space Agency. From left to right are NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit, European Space Agency Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko. The three are scheduled to launch 21 December from Baikonur to the International Space Station