Expedition 8 Launch Day

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Scienhce Officer Michael Foale, left, works to suit up for launch as Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri looks on, 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)