Expedition 8 Launch Day

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque, of Spain, discuss procedures while suiting up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)