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

ISS008-E-21947 (21 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka (left), Expedition 9 commander, partakes of a traditional greeting of salt and bread presented by cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri (right), Expedition 8 flight engineer, both representing Russia�s Federal Space Agency. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands and astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, are visible in the background.