Wakata Assumes First Japanese ISS Command, as Kotov’s Crew Prepares for Monday Night Homecoming

Outgoing Expedition 38 crewmen (bottom row, left to right) Mike Hopkins, Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazansky) are pictured with their new Expedition 39 comrades (top row, left to right) Koichi Wakata, Mikhail Tyurin and Rick Mastracchio. The two crews have worked together as members of Expedition 38 since November 2013. Now, Wakata will lead [...]