Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left and European Space
Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain suit up for launch, 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 the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)