Expedition 41 Soyuz Blessing

BAIKONUR, KAZAKHASTAN - SEPTEMBER 24: In this handout provided by NASA, Expedition 41 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), answers a question during a press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel on September 24, 2014 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for September 26 and will carry Expedition 41 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA to begin their five and a half month mission on the International Space Station (ISS). (Photo by Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via Getty Images)