space. It orbits about 400 kilometres above Earth.

Crew members Joe Acaba of NASA, Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and Mark Vande Hei of NASA pose for a photograph for the press outside the Soyuz simulator on Aug. 31, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City, Russia. (Bill Ingalls/NASA)

The hatches were expected to open around 12:40 a.m. ET on Sept. 13, when the new arrivals would be greeted by the current crew, composed of NASA commander Randy Bresnik and flight engineers Sergey Ryasanskiy from Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli from the European Space Agency.

U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei gestures to his relatives from a bus prior to the launch, his first trip to space. (Dmitri Lovetsky/Associated Press)

The mission is a first for Vande Hei.

"As a kid I never wouldDebbie Pfeiffer

President, Pitney Bowes Presort Services

Debbie Pfeiffer is President of Pitney Bowes Presort Services. In this role, she oversees a network of 35 operating centres across the U.S.

Debbie originally joined Pitney Bowes Presort Services (formerly PSI Group, Inc.) via the Siemens Presort acquisition in December 2002, with experience in the presort industry dating back to 1983.

In her career at Pitney Bowes, she has served as Vice President/General Manager of the Columbus and Cincinnati Ohio Operating Centers, Vice President of National Accounts and Vice President Sales & Client Services, where she drove significant business results, built strong loyalty among her clients and increased overall engagement among her team. In addition, she worked with Presort Services’ Indiana Operating Center and the corporate operations group in the formation and expansion of