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In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 31/32 backup crew participated in Victory Day celebration activities May 9, 2012 as they took a break from training for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-04M May 15 to the International Space Station. Victory Day commemorates the triumph of Russia over Nazi Germany in World War II, one of Russia’s most solemn occasions. From left to right holding flowers are backup NASA Flight Engineer Kevin Ford, backup Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and backup Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin. The prime crew, Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin and NASA’s Joe Acaba, are training for their launch in the Soyuz vehicle on May 15 for a four-month mission on the orbital complex. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2012e051223

In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 31/32 backup crew ...

In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 31/32 backup crew participated in Victory Day celebration activities May 9, 2012 as they took a break from training for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-04M May 15... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (foreground), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, walk down the Soyuz stand after the Soyuz inspection, seat liner checkMalenchenko and Lu were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1269

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (for...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (foreground), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, walk do... More

1610: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA waves to a crowd of well-wishers May 15 as he departs with his crewmates for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. Wiseman, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency and Soyuz Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch on May 29, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from Baikonur for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e045106

1610: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1610: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA waves to a crowd of well-wishers May 15 as he departs with his crewmates for their lau... More

#3234a - (30 October 2014) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 42/43 backup Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA answers questions from reporters in front of a Soyuz simulator October 30 as part of his final qualification exams for flight. He along with Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (not pictured) are the backups to the prime crew --- Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency --- who are in the final stages of training for launch November 24, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft to begin a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e089253

#3234a - (30 October 2014) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Cente...

#3234a - (30 October 2014) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 42/43 backup Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA answers questions from reporters in front of a Soyuz ... More

(9 March 2014) --- The statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, looms over the town square in Karaganda, Kazakhstan March 9 as officials prepared to commemorate him on his 80th birthday. Gagarin, who died in an aircraft training accident in 1968, was launched into the history books from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 12, 1961. NASA astronauts and officials were in Karaganda for the commemoration in advance of supporting the landing March 11, Kazakh time, of Expedition 38 crew members Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazanskiy and NASA’s Michael Hopkins in their Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA jsc2014e025526

(9 March 2014) --- The statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly ...

(9 March 2014) --- The statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, looms over the town square in Karaganda, Kazakhstan March 9 as officials prepared to commemorate him on his 80th birthday. Gagarin... More

Expedition 36 Soyuz TMA-08M Landing

Expedition 36 Soyuz TMA-08M Landing

Expedition 36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA waves during a ceremony at the Karaganda airport in Kazakhstan after having been flown from the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft landing site in a remote area near th... More

1910: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 prime crewmembers Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (left), Elena Serova of Roscosmos (center) and NASA’s Barry Wilmore (right) listen to instructions from officials September 3 at the start of final qualification exams. They will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079010

1910: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1910: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 prime crewmembers Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (left), Elena Serova of Roscosmos (center) and ... More

1929: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 prime crewmembers Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (right) pose for pictures and answer reporters’ questions September 3 at the start of final qualification exams. They will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079011

1929: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1929: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 prime crewmembers Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Al... More

1944: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 prime crewmembers Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (right) pose for pictures and wave to reporters and well-wishers September 3 at the start of final qualification exams. They will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079012

1944: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1944: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 prime crewmembers Barry Wilmore of NASA (left), Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Al... More

The IFOR marked driver side, with 7.62 belt-fed ball ammunition hanging down over the side, of the 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1026 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Armament Carrier (basic armor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The IFOR marked driver side, with 7.62 belt-fed ball ammunition hangin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

The severely damaged left front wheel unit and radiator of the 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1026 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Armament Carrier (basic armor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The severely damaged left front wheel unit and radiator of the 3/5 Cav...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier (both the driver and another passenger entering the HMMWV through the open front passenger side door are seen) not damaged by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A US Army EOD soldier probing for a land mine in the immediate vicinity where a US Army High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. The HMMWV that struck the mine was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A US Army EOD soldier probing for a land mine in the immediate vicinit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A blown up portion road and the remains of a detonated Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. This mine destroyed a US Army M1026 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Armament Carrier (basic armor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A blown up portion road and the remains of a detonated Serbian TMA-1A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A open, IFOR marked, 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier front driver side door bent by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A open, IFOR marked, 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Close up shot of the severely damaged front end of the 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1026 HMMWV Armament Carrier (basic armor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Duplicate image, see also DA-SD-99-03194 or 960826-A-8791L-010)

Close up shot of the severely damaged front end of the 3/5 Cavalry US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

The passenger side front window of a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier cracked by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated a mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The passenger side front window of a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier (an open Mountain Dew can rests on the hood and bottled water rests on the dashboard) severely damaged by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Four 3/5 Cavalry US Army soldiers, all wearing protective flak clothing, stand on dirt road in front of a parked US Army M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier searching for land mines in the immediate vicinity where a US Army HMMWV struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. One soldier uses an AN-19/2 Mine Detector to scan for buried mines, while the other three visually scan the area

Four 3/5 Cavalry US Army soldiers, all wearing protective flak clothin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A 3/5 Cavalry SPECIALIST (USA) holds the severely bent, IFOR marked, M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier front passenger side door blown off by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A 3/5 Cavalry SPECIALIST (USA) holds the severely bent, IFOR marked, M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

The rear and IFOR marked driver side of the 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1026 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Armament Carrier (basic armor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The rear and IFOR marked driver side of the 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1026 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

The rear end of a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier severely damaged by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The rear end of a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A US Army videographer uses a video camera to document the damage done to a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1026 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Armament Carrier (basic armor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine, while other US Army soldiers observe. Both the videographer and one other soldier are carrying M16A2 Rifles strapped across their backs. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A US Army videographer uses a video camera to document the damage done...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A severely damaged pieces, thrown some distance, from a 3/5 Calvalry US Army M1026 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (basic amor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A severely damaged pieces, thrown some distance, from a 3/5 Calvalry U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released... More

A blown up portion road and the remains of a detonated Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. This mine destroyed a US Army M1026 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Armament Carrier (basic armor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A blown up portion road and the remains of a detonated Serbian TMA-1A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

The remains of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from 3/5 Cavalry near the Russian Brigade area after it hit a TMA-1 anti-tank mine during JOINT ENDEAVOR

The remains of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Site Gator Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Releas... More

A 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier, with a severely cracked passenger side front window and a vacancy where the front passenger side door should be, damaged by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

The right rear end of a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier severely damaged by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The right rear end of a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multip...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier, with a severely cracked passenger side front window and a bent, IFOR marked, open front driver side door, damaged by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

A 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the 3/5 Cavalry that was damaged from the detonation of a TMA-1 anti-tank mine in the Russian Brigade area

A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the 3/5 Cava...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released... More

The interior of a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier severely damaged by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The interior of a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

The severely damaged right front wheel unit (the wheel and axle are completely gone) and radiator of the 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1026 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Armament Carrier (basic armor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The severely damaged right front wheel unit (the wheel and axle are co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Benjamin A. Lebron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

1826: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 backup crewmembers Scott Kelly of NASA (left), Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos (right) clasp hands as they pose for pictures in front of a Soyuz simulator September 3 at the start of final qualification exams. They are the backups to NASA’s Barry Wilmore and Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of Roscosmos, who will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan September 26, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Kelly and Kornienko will launch next March to spend a full year in space. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079005

1826: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1826: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 backup crewmembers Scott Kelly of NASA (left), Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and ... More

1881: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (center) signs in at the start of final qualification exams September 3 as his crewmates, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left) and Elena Serova of Roscosmos (right) look on. They will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079008

1881: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1881: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA (center) signs in at the start of final qualification exams September 3 as his crewma... More

1898: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) signs in at the start of final qualification exams September 3 as her crewmates, Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (left) and Barry Wilmore of NASA (right) look on. They will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079009

1898: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1898: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) signs in at the start of final qualifi... More

View of Soyuz TMA-1/5S arrival to the ISS during Expedition Five

View of Soyuz TMA-1/5S arrival to the ISS during Expedition Five

ISS005-E-19267 (1 November 2002) --- A Soyuz spacecraft approaches the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS) carrying the Soyuz 5 taxi crew, Commander Sergei Zalyotin, Belgian Flight... More

View of Soyuz TMA-2 approaching the ISS during Expedition Six

View of Soyuz TMA-2 approaching the ISS during Expedition Six

ISS006-E-48579 (28 April 2003) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station (ISS). Onboard the spacecraft are the Expedition Seven crewme... More

View of Soyuz TMA-2 is docked to the FGB nadir port on the ISS during Expedition Six

View of Soyuz TMA-2 is docked to the FGB nadir port on the ISS during ...

ISS006-E-48631 (28 April 2003) --- The Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft, which carried the Expedition 7 crew, is docked to the functional cargo block (FGB) nadir port on the International Space Station (ISS).

View of Soyuz TMA-2 approaching the ISS during Expedition Six

View of Soyuz TMA-2 approaching the ISS during Expedition Six

ISS006-E-48596 (28 April 2003) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station (ISS). Onboard the spacecraft are the Expedition Seven crewme... More

View of Soyuz TMA-2 approaching the ISS during Expedition Six

View of Soyuz TMA-2 approaching the ISS during Expedition Six

ISS006-E-48583 (28 April 2003) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station (ISS). Onboard the spacecraft are the Expedition Seven crewme... More

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain (right) pose inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Oct. 13, 2003 during a prelaunch inspection. The trio will be launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 18. Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2801

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Comma...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and European Space Agency Astronaut ... More

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri climbs into the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 13, 2003 during prelaunch training with his crew mates, Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain. The trio will be launched on Oct. 18 to the International Space Station. Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2799

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Soyuz...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri climbs into the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 13... More

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (left) briefs European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (right, partially hidden) during a prelaunch inspection of the spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Oct. 13, 2003. The trio will be launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 18. Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2800

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Inside the Soyuz T...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (left) briefs European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expeditio... More

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The prime and backup crews for Saturday's launch of the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station receive a briefing from a Cosmodrome official prior to a final inspection of the capsule in the complex' integration facility. The prime crew consists of Expedition 8 ISS Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (far left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and ISS Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri (second from the left) and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain (third from the left), who is flying to the ISS for just over a week under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. Foale and Kaleri will spend almost 200 days on the ISS. Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2796

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The prime and back...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The prime and backup crews for Saturday's launch of the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station r... More

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain (right) receive a briefing in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Oct. 13, 2003 during a prelaunch inspection of their Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft. The trio will be launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 18. Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2803

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Comma...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and European Space Agency Astronaut ... More

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (left) is briefed by a technician (right) inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 13, 2003 during an inspection of the spacecraft. Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain will be launched in the Soyuz Oct. 18 to the International Space Station. Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2802

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Comma...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (left) is briefed by a technician (right) inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility a... More

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain (left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (right) receive a briefing on the operation of a satellite phone during prelaunch training Oct. 13, 2003 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio will be launched to the International Space Station on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle on Oct. 18. Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2797

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. European Space Age...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain (left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Scienc... More

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain climbs into the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 13, 2003 during prelaunch training with his crew mates, Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Expedition 8 soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. The trio will be launched on Oct. 18 to the International Space Station. Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2798

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. European Space Age...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain climbs into the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on ... More

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The flags of the United States, Russia, Spain and Kazakhstan fly outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003 after they were raised by astronauts and cosmonauts in a traditional prelaunch ritual prior to the launch Saturday of the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. The Soyuz will carry Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain to the ISS. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2812

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The flags of...

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The flags of the United States, Russia, Spain and Kazakhstan fly outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003 after they were raised by astronauts and cosm... More

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (right) is joined by his backup, Bill McArthur outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003 for the traditional raising of the flags of the crewmembers who will launch Saturday on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque (left) and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (second from left), who will launch with Foale, raise the flags of Spain and Russia outside their hotel.. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2810

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8...

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (right) is joined by his backup, Bill McArthur outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003 for ... More

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain participate in the traditional raising of the flags at the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003 as preparations continue for their launch to the International Space Station on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle on Oct. 18 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Foale and Duque will be joined by Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, who will be at the controls of the Soyuz during launch. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2807

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8...

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain participate in the traditional raisi... More

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime and backup crews for this Saturday's launch of a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station participate in the traditional flag-raising ceremony outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003. From left to right are backup Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Valery Tokarev, backup European Space Agency Astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, prime European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, prime Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, prime Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and backup Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2808

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime an...

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime and backup crews for this Saturday's launch of a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station participate in the traditional flag-ra... More

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Backup Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur (left) and prime Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale raise the American flag outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003 in a traditional ceremony as preparations continue for the launch Saturday of the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to carry Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque to the International Space Station.. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2809

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Backup Exped...

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Backup Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur (left) and prime Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale raise t... More

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Backup Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur (left) and prime Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale raise the American flag outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003 in a traditional ceremony as preparations continue for the launch Saturday of the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to carry Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2811

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Backup Exped...

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Backup Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur (left) and prime Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale raise t... More

Soyuz TMA-3 and booster rocket transport and raise on launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome

Soyuz TMA-3 and booster rocket transport and raise on launch pad at Ba...

JSC2003-E-59150 (16 October 2003) --- The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft and its booster rocket were transported on a rail car to its launch pad and raised to its vertical launch position at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Ka... More

Soyuz TMA-3 and booster rocket transport and raise on launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome

Soyuz TMA-3 and booster rocket transport and raise on launch pad at Ba...

JSC2003-E-59158 (16 October 2003) --- The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft and its booster rocket were transported on a rail car to its launch pad and raised to its vertical launch position at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Ka... More

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain receive a briefing on launch procedures from a Russian trainer at their crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Oct. 15, 2003 as they prepare for launch Oct. 18 in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. The mission is led by Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale (not pictured). Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2814

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 ...

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain receive a briefing on launch p... More

Soyuz TMA-3 and booster rocket transport and raise on launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome

Soyuz TMA-3 and booster rocket transport and raise on launch pad at Ba...

JSC2003-E-59146 (16 October 2003) --- The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft and its booster rocket were transported on a rail car to its launch pad and raised to its vertical launch position at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Ka... More

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Backup Expedition 8 Commander Bill McArthur (left) and prime Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale practice procedures with a satellite phone during final training at their crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Oct. 15, 2003 for launch on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle Oct. 18 to the International Space Station. Foale will be joined for launch by Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Pedro Duque of Spain. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2816

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Backup Expedi...

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Backup Expedition 8 Commander Bill McArthur (left) and prime Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale practice procedures with a satellite phone during final tr... More

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale talks to a colleague on his cell phone from his Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Oct. 15, 2003 as he continues prelaunch preparations for his launch on Oct. 18 on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. Foale will ride into orbit with Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duuque of Spain. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2813

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 ...

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale talks to a colleague on his cell phone from his Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kaz... More

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain listens to a briefing on mission activities from a Russian trainer at his crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Oct. 15, 2003 as he prepares for his launch to the International Space Station Oct. 18 in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle. Duque will be joined by Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2815

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. European Spac...

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain listens to a briefing on mission activities from a Russian trainer at his crew quarters in Baikonur,... More

Expedition 8 Soyuz TMA-3 launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome

Expedition 8 Soyuz TMA-3 launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome

JSC2003-E-59221 (18 October 2003) --- The Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan October 18, 2003, carrying astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 commander and NASA ISS scien... More

Soyuz TMA-3/7S approach. NASA orbital flight public domain image.

Soyuz TMA-3/7S approach. NASA orbital flight public domain image.

ISS007-E-17730 (20 October 2003) --- Two days after launching from Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft, carrying the two Expedition 8 crewmembers, astronaut C. Michael Foale, American commander and NASA ISS... More

Soyuz TMA-3/7S approach. NASA public domain image colelction.

Soyuz TMA-3/7S approach. NASA public domain image colelction.

ISS007-E-17748 (20 October 2003) --- Two days after launching from Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft, carrying the two Expedition 8 crewmembers, astronaut C. Michael Foale, American commander and NASA ISS... More

Soyuz TMA-3/7S approach. NASA public domain image colelction.

Soyuz TMA-3/7S approach. NASA public domain image colelction.

ISS007-E-17744 (20 October 2003) --- This picture of a distant Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft was recorded by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Two days after launching f... More

Soyuz TMA-3/7S approach. NASA public domain image colelction.

Soyuz TMA-3/7S approach. NASA public domain image colelction.

ISS007-E-17736 (20 October 2003) --- This picture of a distant Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft was recorded by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Two days after launching f... More

Soyuz TMA-4 taken by EXP 8 crew as EXP 9 approached the ISS for docking

Soyuz TMA-4 taken by EXP 8 crew as EXP 9 approached the ISS for dockin...

ISS008-E-22397 (21 April 2004) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station (ISS). Onboard the spacecraft are cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Ex... More

Soyuz TMA-3 separates from the Space Station after undocking, taking the Expedition 8 crew back to Earth

Soyuz TMA-3 separates from the Space Station after undocking, taking t...

ISS009-E-05027 (29 April 2004) --- As seen through a window on the International Space Station (ISS), the Soyuz TMA-3 capsule departs from the Station carrying astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 commander... More

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-05043 (29 April 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, docked to the Zarya functional cargo block (FGB) nadir port on th... More

Soyuz TMA-3 separates from the Space Station after undocking, taking the Expedition 8 crew back to Earth

Soyuz TMA-3 separates from the Space Station after undocking, taking t...

ISS009-E-05024 (29 April 2004) --- As seen through a window on the International Space Station (ISS), the Soyuz TMA-3 capsule departs from the Station carrying astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 commander... More

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-05036 (29 April 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, docked to the Zarya functional cargo block (FGB) nadir port on th... More

Soyuz TMA-3 separates from the Space Station after undocking, taking the Expedition 8 crew back to Earth

Soyuz TMA-3 separates from the Space Station after undocking, taking t...

ISS009-E-05034 (29 April 2004) --- As seen through a window on the International Space Station (ISS), the Soyuz TMA-3 capsule departs from the Station carrying astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 commander... More

Soyuz TMA-3 separates from the Space Station after undocking, taking the Expedition 8 crew back to Earth

Soyuz TMA-3 separates from the Space Station after undocking, taking t...

ISS009-E-05019 (29 April 2004) --- As seen through a window on the International Space Station (ISS), the Soyuz TMA-3 capsule departs from the Station carrying astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 commander... More

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-05544 (May 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, docked to the Zarya functional cargo block (FGB) nadir port on the Int... More

Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft attached to the Space Station during Expedition 9

Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft attached to the Space Station during Expedition...

ISS009-E-07239 (14 May 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, docked to the Zarya functional cargo block (FGB) nadir port on the ... More

Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft attached to the Space Station during Expedition 9

Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft attached to the Space Station during Expedition...

ISS009-E-07238 (14 May 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, docked to the Zarya functional cargo block (FGB) nadir port on the ... More

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-08331 (24 May 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, docked to the Zarya functional cargo block (FGB) nadir port of the ... More

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

Soyuz TMA-4 docked to the Zarya FGB during Expedition 9

ISS009-E-08332 (24 May 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, docked to the Zarya functional cargo block (FGB) nadir port of the ... More

ISS009-E-21169 (2 September 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, docked to the International Space Station (ISS). Sun glare off a Station window is visible at upper right. The scene was photographed by an Expedition 9 crewmember. iss009e21169

ISS009-E-21169 (2 September 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth...

ISS009-E-21169 (2 September 2004) --- The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for this scene of the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, docked to the International Space Station (ISS). Sun glare off... More

Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

JSC2004-E-46229 (14 October 2004) --- The Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan October 14, 2004, carrying astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA Space St... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Soyuz rocket is rolled out of the assembly building and travels via rail to the launch pad. Expedition Seven is scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz April 26, 2003. Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, commander, and astronaut Ed Lu, NASA science officer and flight engineer, were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1270

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Soyuz rocket is rolled out of ...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Soyuz rocket is rolled out of the assembly building and travels via rail to the launch pad. Expedition Seven is scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz April 26, 2003. Cosm... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Soyuz rocket is erected at the launch pad. Expedition Seven is scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz April 26, 2003. Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, commander, and astronaut Ed Lu, NASA science officer and flight engineer, were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1272

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Soyuz rocket is erected at the...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Soyuz rocket is erected at the launch pad. Expedition Seven is scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz April 26, 2003. Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, commander, and astronaut... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (right), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, pause for a photograph after the Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Malenchenko and Lu were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1266

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (right), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight e... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Russian Soyuz TMA-2 rocket is erected at the launch pad. Expedition Seven is scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz April 26, 2003. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu were named as the primary crew for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1273

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Russian Soyuz TMA-2 rocket is e...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Russian Soyuz TMA-2 rocket is erected at the launch pad. Expedition Seven is scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz April 26, 2003. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malench... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, has a leak check performed on the Russian Sokol suit. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1261

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, has a leak check performed on the Russian... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1265

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Veteran Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko has a leak check performed on the Russian Sokol suit. Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1264

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Veteran Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko has a leak check performed on the Russian Sokol suit. Malenchenko and veteran NASA astron... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Astronaut Michael Foale (left standing), backup crew for Expedition Seven, talks with astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven. Seated on the right is Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander. The crew is reviewing documents prior to entering the Soyuz TMA-2 capsule for inspection and seat liner check. Malenchenko and Lu were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1268

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Astronaut Michael Foale (left stand...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Astronaut Michael Foale (left standing), backup crew for Expedition Seven, talks with astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1255

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS sc...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1253

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facil...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak ch... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1257

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expe...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yur... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, has a leak check performed on the Russian Sokol suit. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1260

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, has a leak check performed on the Russian... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1256

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expe...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1259

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat ... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Ed Lu have their Russian Sokol suits checked for leaks, as well as Soyuz inspection and seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1258

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Ed Lu have their Russian Sokol suits checked for leaks, as well as Soyuz inspection and seat li... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1254

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facil...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak ch... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (foreground), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, walk out for Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. The Soyuz is in the workstand in the background. Malenchenko and Lu were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1267

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (foreground), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and fli... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (right), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, pause for a photograph on the Soyuz stand after the Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu were named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1263

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (right), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight e... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Soyuz rocket is rolled out of the assembly building and travels via rail to the launch pad. Expedition Seven is scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz April 26, 2003. Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, commander, and astronaut Ed Lu, NASA science officer and flight engineer, were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1271

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Soyuz rocket is rolled out of t...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- The Soyuz rocket is rolled out of the assembly building and travels via rail to the launch pad. Expedition Seven is scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz April 26, 2003. Cosm... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, has a leak check performed on the Russian Sokol suit. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1262

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, has a leak check performed on the Russian... More

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