Expedition 8 Capsule Inspection

Expedition 8 ISS Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, far left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and ISS Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, third from left, along with the backup crew (unidentified) are briefed by an official prior to a final inspection of the capsule in the complex' integration facility Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at the Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Foale, Kaleri and Duque launched Oct. 18, 2003 aboard a Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft enroute to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)