Expedition 10 Preflight

Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov and Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao, standing left to right, answer questions from the press Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Star City, Russia as they prepare for their October 14th launch on the Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Chiao and Sharipov will spend six months on the Station, while Shargin will return to Earth October 24 with Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke, who have been in space since April. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)