Expedition 36 Crew to Return to Earth

In preparation for the Expedition 36 return to Earth, Commander Pavel Vinogradov of Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) handed over control of the International Space Station Monday, Sept. 9, 2013 at 2:25 p.m. EDT in a traditional Change of Command Ceremony. Roscosmos Flight Engineer Fyodor Yurchikhin will take over command and officially lead Expedition 37 when Expedition 36 undocks Tuesday at 7:35 p.m. Pavel and the rest of the crew to return are pictured in this photo taken June 8, 2013. Clockwise from top left are: Luca Parmitano (European Space Agency), Chris Cassidy(NASA), Fyodor Yurchikhin (Roscosmos), Commander Pavel Vinogradov(Roscosmos), Karen Nyberg (NASA) and Alexander Misurkin (Roscosmos). UPI/NASA.