Expedition 9 crew greeted by Expedition 8 crew upon arrival to ISS

ISS008-E-21933 (21 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri (foreground) representing Russia's Federal Space Agency and serving as Expedition 8 flight engineer, and astronaut C. Michael Foale (out of frame), Expedition 8 commander and NASA ISS science officer, greet the first human beings they've seen in almost six months aboard the International Space Station. Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 flight engineer and NASA ISS science officer, is in upper right; and Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), is at top center of frame. Not pictured is cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka of the Federal Space Agency, Expedition 9 commander.