Expedition 8 Launch Day

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Scienhce Officer Michael Foale, left and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri suit up for launch with the assistance of technicians, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Foale, Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)