Expedition 8 Flag Raising

Backup Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur, left, and prime Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale raise the American flag outside the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, in a traditional ceremony in Baikonur, Kazakhstan as preparations continue for the launch Saturday, Oct. 18 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)