NASA ASTRONAUT MIKE FINCKE PREPARE FOR FLIGHT ABOARD A RUSSIAN SOYUZ CRAFT

NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke gives his "thumbs up" gesture as he participated in a press conference today, April 18 at the Cosmonaut Hotel near the Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Mr. Fincke will launch on board a Russian built Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station on Monday at approximately 9:19 AM local time. (UPI Photo, Joe Marino) .