KAZAKHSTAN-RUSSIA-JAPAN-USA-ISS-SPACE-OLY-2014-RELAY(01 of19)
Open Image ModalJapanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (top) and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin pose with the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch (front L) as the board prior to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Russian-leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome early on November 7, 2013. The new crew blasts off for the International Space Station on November 7 carrying with it the Olympic torch Russia will use to light the cauldron at next year's Sochi Winter Games. The torch is scheduled to return back to Earth on November 11. AFP PHOTO/POOL/SHAMIL ZHUMATOV (Photo credit should read SHAMIL ZHUMATOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
CORRECTION-KAZAKHSTAN-RUSSIA-US-JAPAN-ISS-SPACE-OLY-2014(02 of19)
Open Image ModalCORRECTION - DATE Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (L), Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin (C) and US astronaut Rick Mastracchio walk with the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch (top C) after their space suits were tested, prior to blasting off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Russian-leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome early on November 7, 2013. The new crew blasts off for the International Space Station on November 7 carrying with it the Olympic torch Russia will use to light the cauldron at next year's Sochi Winter Games. The torch is scheduled to return back to Earth on November 11. AFP PHOTO/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Olympic Torch Blasts Off To International Space Station(03 of19)
Open Image ModalBAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN - SEPTEMBER 7: In this handout photo provided by NASA, The Soyuz TMA-11M rocket, in this two minute exposure, is launched with Expedition 38 Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA and Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency onboard, November 7, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Tyurin, Mastracchio, and, Wakata will spend the next six months aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Olympic Torch Blasts Off To International Space Station(04 of19)
Open Image ModalBAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN - SEPTEMBER 7: In this handout photo provided by NASA, The Soyuz TMA-11M rocket is launched with Expedition 38 Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA and Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency onboard, on November 7, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Tyurin, Mastracchio, and, Wakata will spend the next six months aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
(05 of19)
Open Image ModalSoyuz-FG rocket is seen prior to the launch at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. The crew of the space craft will deliver Olympic torch to space as part of the ongoing Olympic torch relay. The torch will be brought back along with the station's current crew. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool) (credit:AP)
(06 of19)
Open Image ModalSoyuz-FG rocket is seen prior to the launch at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. The crew of space craft will deliver Olympic torch to space as part of the ongoing Olympic torch relay. The torch will be brought back along with the station's current crew. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool) (credit:AP)
Koichi Wakata, Mikhail Tyurin, Rick Mastracchio(07 of19)
Open Image ModalJapanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, center, a crew member of the next mission to the International Space Station, smiles as he boards a spacecraft prior the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket as a Russian official caries an Olympic torch at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. The crew will deliver Olympic torch to space as part of the ongoing Olympic torch relay. The torch will be brought back along with the station's current crew. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool) (credit:AP)
Koichi Wakata, Mikhail Tyurin, Rick Mastracchio(08 of19)
Open Image ModalFrom left, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin and U.S. astronaut Rick Mastracchio, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station (ISS) walk to a bus from a hotel with an Olympic torch prior the launch of a Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. The crew will deliver Olympic torch to space as part of the ongoing Olympic torch relay. The torch will be brought back along with the station's current crew. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:AP)
(09 of19)
Open Image ModalThe Soyuz TMA-11M rocket, adorned with the logo of the Sochi Olympic Organizing Committee and other related artwork, is seen in this long exposure photograph, as the service structure arms are raised into position at the launch pad on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. For the first time in history, the Olympic flame will be taken on a spacewalk. The Sochi Olympic torch will be sent to the International Space Station on board a Russian spacecraft this week, and the stations crew will then carry it outside the station. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for November 7. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls) (credit:AP)
(10 of19)
Open Image ModalOlympic rings are seen at the Soyuz launch pad shortly after the Soyuz TMA-11M rocket was erected into position on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. For the first time in history, the Olympic flame will be taken on a spacewalk. The Sochi Olympic torch will be sent to the International Space Station on board a Russian spacecraft this week, and the stations crew will then carry it outside the station. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for November 7. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls) (credit:AP)
(11 of19)
Open Image ModalService towers are lifted to Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket loaded with Soyuz TMA-11M space capsule that will carry new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) at the launch pad decorated with the Olympic rings at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. For the first time, the rocket, emblazoned with the emblem of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, will carry an Olympic torch to space as part of the ongoing Olympic torch relay. The torch will be brought back along with the station's current crew. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Thursday, Nov. 7. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:AP)
(12 of19)
Open Image ModalService towers are lifted to Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket loaded with Soyuz TMA-11M space capsule that will carry new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) at the launch pad decorated with the Olympic rings at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. For the first time, the rocket, emblazoned with the emblem of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, will carry an Olympic torch to space as part of the ongoing Olympic torch relay. The torch will be brought back along with the station's current crew. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Thursday, Nov. 7. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:AP)
(13 of19)
Open Image ModalA Baikonur Cosmodrome staff member works at Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket, emblazoned with the emblem of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, loaded with Soyuz TMA-11M space capsule that will carry new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) as the rocket is transported from hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. For the first time, it will also carry an Olympic torch to space as part of the ongoing Olympic torch relay. The torch will be brought back along with the station's current crew. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Thursday, Nov.7. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:AP)
(14 of19)
Open Image ModalRussian policemen guard Russia's Soyuz-FG booster rocket, with the space capsule Soyuz TMA-11M that will carry a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS), as the rocket is transported from hangar to the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The rocket is emblazoned with the emblem of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. For the first time, it will also carry an Olympic torch to space as part of the ongoing Olympic torch relay. The torch will be brought back along with the station's current crew. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Thursday, Nov.7. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:AP)
Marina Kaneva(15 of19)
Open Image ModalIn this Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 photo provided by Olympictorch2014.com, torchbearer Marina Kaneva holds her torch near Salekhard, some 1,900 kilomters (1,180 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia. The relay for the Sochi Winter Games, which began Monday in Moscow, will pass through many cities that showcase the historical, cultural and ethnic richness of Russia. (AP Photo/Olympictorch2014.com) (credit:AP)
Andrey Gunichev(16 of19)
Open Image ModalIn this Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 photo provided by Olympictorch2014.com, torchbearer Andrey Gunichev takes a ride on a special truck, near Salekhard some 1,900 kilometers (1,180 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia. The relay for the Sochi Winter Games, which began Monday in Moscow, will pass through many cities that showcase the historical, cultural and ethnic richness of Russia. (AP Photo/Olympictorch2014.com) (credit:AP)
Leonid Kurtyamov, Oleg Mogilev(17 of19)
Open Image ModalIn this Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 photo provided by Olympictorch2014.com, torchbearers Leonid Kurtyamov, left, and Oleg Mogilev hold their torches, near Salekhard, some 1,900 kilometers (1,180 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia. The relay for the Sochi Winter Games, which began Monday in Moscow, will pass through many cities that showcase the historical, cultural and ethnic richness of Russia. (AP Photo/Olympictorch2014.com) (credit:AP)
Leonid Kurtyamov(18 of19)
Open Image ModalIn this Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 photo provided by Olympictorch2014.com, reindeers pull a sleigh with a torchbearer Leonid Kurtyamov, near Salekhard, some 1,900 kilomters (1,180 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia. The relay for the Sochi Winter Games, which began Monday in Moscow, will pass through many cities that showcase the historical, cultural and ethnic richness of Russia. (AP Photo/Olympictorch2014.com) (credit:AP)
Maria Iovleva(19 of19)
Open Image ModalIn this photo provided by Olympictorch2014.com and taken on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, torch bearer Maria Iovleva, a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier representing Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, foreground, holds Olympic torch during a relay in Syktyvkar, 1300 km (812 miles) north-east of Moscow, Russia. The relay for the Sochi Winter Games, which began Monday in Moscow, will pass through many cities that showcase the historical, cultural and ethnic richness of Russia. (AP Photo/Olympictorch2014.com) (credit:AP)