The Answer is Expedition 42

Don't panic! NASA has been creating some great posters for their missions and Expedition crews to the International Space Stations, and this newest one will warm the heart of any Douglas Adams fan. As we all know, 42 is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. Right now, the first half of the Expedition 42 crew has a targeted launch date of Nov. 23, 2014.

Featuring (from left to right):

Terry Virts and Anton Shkaplerov as Zaphod Beeblebrox Aleksandr Samokutyayev as Humma Kavula Barry "Butch" Wilmore as Arthur Dent Elena Serova as Ford Prefect Samantha Cristoforetti as Trillian

Guest star: Robonaut, as Marvin the Paranoid Android

Samantha Cristoforetti posted this image

on her Flickr page

and said the family of Douglas Adams gave the crew permission to do the photo-shoot for this poster, and added that the Point-of-View gun is not Photoshopped, but a real creation.

You can find out more about Expedition 42 here.

Find all the crew posters at the

NASA Spaceflight Awareness product page

. And try not to download too many! They're all great.