Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale raise the American flag outside the Cosmonaut Hotel.

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"