Expedition 10 Preflight

Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao tours the launch pad on Saturday, October 9, 2004, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in prior to liftoff to the International Space Station October 14. Their Soyuz rocket will roll out to the pad on October 12. Chiao, Sharipov and Shargin will spend two days in orbit catching up to the Station for a docking and arrival on board October 16. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)