![Ronald Garan, Alexander Samokutyayev, Andrey Borisenko](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F89%2F62%2F896215_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_QWxleGV5IEt1ZGVua28gIzg5NjIxNQ%3D%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-896215-preview_6d6d09e836473db8c70f76a8c7907350.jpg)
![Ronald Garan, Alexander Samokutyayev, Andrey Borisenko](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F89%2F62%2F896215_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_QWxleGV5IEt1ZGVua28gIzg5NjIxNQ%3D%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-896215-preview_6d6d09e836473db8c70f76a8c7907350.jpg)
The Soyuz TMA-21 spaceship prime crew, from left: Ronald Garan of NASA, commander of the ship Alexander Samokutyayev and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko, both of Roskosmos, at a news conference after the sitting of the state committee authorized the launch of the spacecraft with its own name "Gagarin" scheduled for April 5.
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 03.04.2011
- Date published: 03.04.2011
- Author: Alexey Kudenko
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4842x3264px, 3.2Mb