Expedition 38/39 backup crew members

Expedition 38/39 crew arrives at the Baikonur airport in Kazakhstan 26 October 2013 after flying from their training base at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City, Russia.

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst (left), cosmonaut Maxim Surayev (centre) and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman went to Baikonur as Expedition 38/39 backup crew to see the launch of the prime crew.

Alexander, Maxim and Reid then became the prime crew for Expedition 40/41, set for its own mission to the Space Station in May 2014.