Chief, State Organization, Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center, Sergei Krikalev, speaks during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams, Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev and Spaceflight Participant Guy Laliberté on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)