This image obtained December 2, 2015 from NASA shows the Sun’s light reflected off a body of water as the space station orbit’s Earth. A trio of International Space Station residents is getting ready to return to Earth while a new crew in Kazakhstan is preparing to replace them. Meanwhile, a pair of space freighters, the Orbital ATK Cygnus and Russia’s Progress 62 (62P), is being readied for liftoff as another docked cargo craft is being packed before it’s undocking. The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo craft will launch on December 3, 2015at 5:55 p.m. EST to the station. The 61P is scheduled for a December 21, 2015 liftoff. While mission managers are preparing three different spacecraft for launch this month, the Expedition 45 crew is performing research to help scientists benefit life on Earth and crews in space. AFP PHOTO/NASA/HANDOUT = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / NASA” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS =