Expedition 38/39 backup crew members

The Expedition 38/39 backup crew members pose for pictures in front of a statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, during a tour of the city of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, 27 October 2013.

Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (left), Russian cosmonaut Max Suraev (center) and Reid Wiseman of NASA are understudies to the prime crew, Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and Rick Mastracchio of NASA, who are scheduled to launch 7 November, 2013, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft from Baikonur to begin a six-month mission on the International Space Station.