The prime and backup crews participate in the traditional ceremony outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003.

The prime and backup crews for this Saturday's launch of a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station participate in the traditional flag-raising ceremony outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003. From left to right are backup Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Valery Tokarev, backup European Space Agency Astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, prime European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, prime Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, prime Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and backup Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"