Expedition 10 Preflight

Expedition 10 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov, left, Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin, right, pose for a photo after they patricipated in the ceremonial flag raising at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004. Chiao, Sharipov and Shargin are scheduled to launch October 14 on their Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)