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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams rises into the air after lifting off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. on July 15, 2012, from a launch center in Kazakhstan bound for the International Space Station.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lifts off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. on July 15, 2012, from a launch center in Kazakhstan bound for the International Space Station.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lifts off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. on July 15, 2012, from a launch center in Kazakhstan bound for the International Space Station.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (From L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams head for a ceremony to mark their departure for the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 15, 2012. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying the three astronauts lifted off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. the same day from a launch center in Kazakhstan.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Photo shows Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (front) and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko heading to a rocket launch pad at a space center in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 15, 2012. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying the two astronauts and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lifted off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. the same day bound for the International Space Station.

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Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts lifts off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide waves as he heads to a rocket launch pad at a space center in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 15, 2012. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lifted off on a rocket at 8:40 a.m. the same day bound for the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (From L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams wave after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. They will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (from L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams join hands after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. They will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (from L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams attend a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. They will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Astronauts offer flowers at Gagarin's grave

MOSCOW, Russia - (from L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko pose for photos at Red Square in Moscow on June 22, 2012, before offering flowers at the grave of Yuri Gagarin, who became the first person in space in 1961. They three will board a Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station in July 2012.

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Astronauts who will stay aboard ISS

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L to R) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko shake hands at a press conference at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow on June 22, 2012, ahead of their mission to the International Space Station from mid-July.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide may venture outside ISS

HOUSTON, United States - (From R to L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams give a news conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 20, 2012. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the same day that Hoshide may have the opportunity to venture outside the International Space Station during his four-month stay aboard the ISS beginning in July.

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3 astronauts at Russian training center

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L to R) Astronauts Sunita Williams of the United States, Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Akihiko Hoshide of Japan are pictured in front of a Soyuz training module at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, ahead of the launch later this year of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that will carry them to the International Space Station.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide may venture outside ISS

HOUSTON, United States - (From R to L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams give a news conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 20, 2012. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the same day that Hoshide may have the opportunity to venture outside the International Space Station during his four-month stay aboard the ISS beginning in July. (Kyodo)

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3 astronauts at Russian training center

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L to R) Astronauts Sunita Williams of the United States, Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Akihiko Hoshide of Japan are pictured in front of a Soyuz training module at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, ahead of the launch later this year of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that will carry them to the International Space Station. (Kyodo)