Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (C), Expedition 20 commander; European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (L), STS-128 mission specialist; and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk,(R) Expedition 20 flight engineer, are pictured on the International Space Station in thi...

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (R) catches some food in his mouth as fellow ESA astronaut Frank De Winne looks on during a news conference from aboard the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV September 7, 2009.

European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne (L) and Christer Fuglesang (R) are seen during a news conference from aboard the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV September 7, 2009.

European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne (L) and Christer Fuglesang (R) answer questions during a news conference from aboard the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV September 7, 2009.

European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne (L) and Christer Fuglesang (R) are seen during a news conference from aboard the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV September 7, 2009.

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (R) talks during a news conference from aboard the International Space Station along with fellow ESA astronaut Frank De Winne in this image from NASA TV September 7, 2009.

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (L) and astronaut Danny Olivas (Top) work outside the International Space Station during their spacewalk in this image from NASA TV September 5, 2009.

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (L) and astronaut Danny Olivas (Top) work outside the International Space Station during their spacewalk in this image from NASA TV September 5, 2009.

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (L), on the end of the robot arm, and Astronaut Danny Olivas (R) move an ammonia tank during a spacewalk in this image from NASA TV September 3, 2009.

Astronaut Danny Olivas (L) and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (R), on the end of the robot arm, lower an ammonia tank into Discovery's payload bay during a spacewalk in this September 3, 2009 image from NASA TV.

Astronaut Danny Olivas (L) and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang(R), on the end of the robot arm, work during a spacewalk in this image from NASA TV September 3, 2009.

European Space Agency astronauts Christer Fuglesang (L) and Frank De Winne prepare to install a new crew quarters compartment in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station in this NASA handout photo taken September 1, 2009.

European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne (L) and Christer Fuglesang (R) are pictured in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while the Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station in this NASA handout photograph taken August 31, 2009.

Space Shuttle Commander Rick Sturckow, wearing a red cap (C) with European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne (L) and Christer Fuglesang (R) prepare to open the hatch that will lead into the temporarily installed Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module while Space Shuttle Discovery...

European Space Agency astronauts Christer Fuglesang (L) and Frank De Winne (R), are pictured in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while the Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station in this NASA handout photograph taken August 31, 2009.

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In this Monday Aug. 31, 2009 photo provided by NASA, European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne, left, and Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, work at the Harmony node's nadir hatch of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with th...

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (L) and NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, both STS-128 mission specialists, are pictured on Space Shuttle Discovery's middeck during flight day two activities in this NASA handout photo taken August 29, 2009.

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (L) and NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, both STS-128 mission specialists, work on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities in this NASA handout photo taken August 29, 2009.

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (R) waves as he prepares to board the Space Shuttle Discovery with fellow space traveler Jose Hernandez (L) in the foreground at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this image from NASA TV August 28, 2009.

European Space Agency's Christer Fuglesang (R) and astronaut Patrick Forrester stand in the white room as they prepare to board the Space Shuttle Discovery for launch in this August 24, 2009 video grab.

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (R), a member of space shuttle Discovery crew, departs their crew quarters with mission specialists Nicole Stott (L) and Jose Hernandez (C) for Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida August 24, 2009.

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European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, left, of Sweden and mission specialist Jose Hernandez, crew members on space shuttle Discovery, wave as they leave the Operations and Checkout building on their way to board the shuttle prior to launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Ca...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - AUGUST 19: (R-L) Space Shuttle Discovery mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez, John 'Danny' Olivas, Christer Fuglesang, a Swedish member of the European Space Agency, and Nicole Stott address the media after arriving at Kennedy Space Center's shut...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - AUGUST 19: Space Shuttle Discovery pilot Kevin Ford, Commander Rick Sturckow, and mission specialists, Jose Hernandez, John 'Danny' Olivas, Christer Fuglesang, a Swedish member of the European Space Agency, and Nicole Stott (r-l) speak with NASA officials after arr...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Space Shuttle Discovery mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez, John 'Danny' Olivas, and Christer Fuglesang, a Swedish member of the European Space Agency, address the media after arriving at Kennedy Space Center's shuttle landing f...