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Expedition 43 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 43 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz rocket and Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft are assembled at Building 112 on the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, and Russian Cosmonauts Mikh... More

Expedition 43 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 43 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft is seen after having rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, and Russian Cosmonauts Mikh... More

Expedition 43 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 43 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

The flags of Kazakhstan, Russia, The United States, and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) are seen flying at teh launch pad after the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft was rolled out by train at the Baikonur ... More

Expedition 43 Preflight, Russian Space Program

Expedition 43 Preflight, Russian Space Program

Expedition 43 backup crew member NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams, left, and NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly talk while Kelly’s fellow crew members, Russian Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, and Mikhail Kornienko of the Russi... More

Expedition 43 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 43 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 43 Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) dons his Russian sokol suit ahead of his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft to the International Space St... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) responds to a reporters question Nov. 20 during final qualification exams. Looking on are crewmates Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (left) and Tim Kopra of NASA (right). The trio will launch Dec. 15 on their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft Dec. 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station..NASA/Seth Marcantel

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) responds to a reporter’s question Nov. 20 during final... More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Tim Peake of the European Space Agency prepares to depart for his launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Nov. 30 as backup crewmember Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) looks on. Peake, Tim Kopra of NASA and Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch Dec. 15 in the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station..NASA / Seth Marcantel

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedit...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 46-47 crewmember Tim Peake of the European Space Agency prepares to depart for his launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ... More

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 47-48 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures March 4 during pre-launch training. In the front row in their Russian Sokol launch and entry suits are prime crewmembers Jeff Williams of NASA (left) and Alexey Ovchinin (center) and Oleg Skripochka (right) of Roscosmos. In the back row in flight suits are backup crewmembers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andre Borisenko (right) of Roscosmos. Williams, Ovchinin and Skripochka will launch March 19, Kazakh time,  for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  Courtesy of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center jsc2016e026343

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 47-48 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures March 4 during pre-launch training. In the front row in their Russian So... More

Expedition 47 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 47 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-20M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday, March 19, 2016 carrying Expedition 47 Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Jeff Williams of NAS... More

ISS Expedition 48-49 prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (center) and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (right) wave to schoolchildren after arriving in Baikonur, Kazakhstan June 24 for final pre-launch training following a flight from Star City, Russia. The trio will launch July 7 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Alexander Vysotsky.

ISS Expedition 48-49 prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Tak...

ISS Expedition 48-49 prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (center) and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (right) wave to schoolchildren after arrivi... More

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) pose for pictures June 25 in front of the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft during a fit check dress rehearsal activity. The trio will launch on July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Alexander Vysotsky.

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Ex... More

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmember Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducts a fit check familiarization aboard the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft June 25 as part of the preparations for launch with Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Kate Rubins of NASA on July 7, Baikonur time for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station...GCTC/Andrei Shelepin.

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmember Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducts a “fit check” familiarization aboard the Soyuz ... More

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 49 crewmember Shane Kimbrough of NASA suits up Sept. 9 for a pre-launch training fit check. Kimbrough and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos will launch Sept. 24, Kazakh time on the Soyuz MS-02 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2016e109764

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 49 crewmember Shane Kimbrough of NASA suits up Sept. 9 for a pre-launch training fit check. Kimbrough and Sergey Ryzhikov and And... More

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, left, Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, right, pose for pictures in front of their Soyuz MS-02 sp... More

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen as the work platforms around it are retracted in preparation for being encapsulated in its fairing on Thursday, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan... More

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft, encapsulated in its fairing, is rotated from a horizontal position back into a vertical position in its work platform on Thursday, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome i... More

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen while being encapsulated in its fairing on Thursday, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, f... More

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, left, Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, right, pose for pictures in front of their Soyuz MS-02 sp... More

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, left, Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, right, pose for pictures in front of their Soyuz MS-02 sp... More

Expedition 49 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz rocket and Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft are assembled on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhik... More

Expedition 49 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 49 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz MS-02 rocket is launched with Expedition 49 Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, Wednesday, Oct. 19... More

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 50-51 crewmember Peggy Whitson of NASA undergoes a pressure test of her Sokol launch and entry suit Nov. 2 during a fit check dress rehearsal. Whitson, Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency will launch Nov. 18, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  NASA/Alexander Vysotsky jsc2016e180327

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ...

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 50-51 crewmember Peggy Whitson of NASA undergoes a pressure test of her Sokol launch and entry suit Nov. 2 during a fit check dre... More

jsc2017e039456 (04/03/2017) --- Walking in a driving rainstorm, Expedition 51 crewmember Jack Fischer of NASA (right) and his wife Elizabeth make their way to the Kremlin Wall in Red Square in Moscow April 3 to lay flowers where Russian space icons are interred. Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Rob Navias jsc2017e039456

jsc2017e039456 (04/03/2017) --- Walking in a driving rainstorm, Expedi...

jsc2017e039456 (04/03/2017) --- Walking in a driving rainstorm, Expedition 51 crewmember Jack Fischer of NASA (right) and his wife Elizabeth make their way to the Kremlin Wall in Red Square in Moscow April 3 to... More

jsc2017e039775 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 51 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures April 5 before flying to their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations. From left to right are backup crewmembers Randy Bresnik of NASA and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and prime crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Jack Fischer of NASA. Fischer and Yurchikhin will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Rob Navias jsc2017e039775

jsc2017e039775 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Cent...

jsc2017e039775 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 51 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures April 5 before flying to their launch site at the ... More

jsc2017e039773 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the statue of Vladimir Lenin serves as a backdrop as Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left) and Jack Fischer of NASA (right) pose for pictures April 5 before departing for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. Fischer and Yurchikhin will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from Baikonur for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Rob Navias. jsc2017e039773

jsc2017e039773 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Cent...

jsc2017e039773 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the statue of Vladimir Lenin serves as a backdrop as Expedition 51 crewmembers Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Fed... More

jsc2017e040348 (April 7, 2017) --- In Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 51 backup crewmember Randy Bresnik of NASA (right) takes pictures of a traditional Kazakh “yurt” or tent, while his backup crewmate, Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) listens to a description of the display in a local museum during pre-launch activities April 7. They are serving as backups to Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Jack Fischer of NASA, who will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2017e040348

jsc2017e040348 (April 7, 2017) --- In Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition...

jsc2017e040348 (April 7, 2017) --- In Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 51 backup crewmember Randy Bresnik of NASA (right) takes pictures of a traditional Kazakh “yurt” or tent, while his backup crewmate, Sergey... More

jsc2017e043071 (April 13, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 51 crewmember Jack Fischer of NASA tries his hand in a game of billiards April 13 as part of his pre-launch activities. Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will liftoff April 20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2017e043071

jsc2017e043071 (April 13, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarte...

jsc2017e043071 (April 13, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 51 crewmember Jack Fischer of NASA tries his hand in a game of billiards April 13 as part of his pre-... More

jsc2017e043077 (April 13, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 51 crewmember Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, right) helps crewmate Jack Fischer of NASA (left) plant a tree in Fischer’s name April 13 as part of traditional pre-launch activities. Fischer and Yurchikhin will liftoff April 20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov jsc2017e043077

jsc2017e043077 (April 13, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarte...

jsc2017e043077 (April 13, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 51 crewmember Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, right) helps crewmate... More

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

nhq201704170036 (April 16, 2017) --- The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is raised into position on the launch pad Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled... More

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

nhq201704170023 (April 16, 2017) --- Russian security is seen as the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of... More

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

nhq201704170037 (April 16, 2017) --- The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is raised into position on the launch pad Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled... More

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

nhq201704170012 (April 16, 2017) --- The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is schedul... More

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

nhq201704170042 (April 17, 2017) --- One of the gantry arms is seen before being closed around the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft to secure the rocket, Monday, April 17, 2017 at launch pad 1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome ... More

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

nhq201704170040 (April 17, 2017) --- The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is seen after being raised into a vertical position on the launch pad Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of t... More

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 51 Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

nhq201704170039 (April 17, 2017) --- The arm that raised the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft into position on the launch pad is lowered, Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soy... More

Two Soviet crewmen for ASTP mission photographed at launch pad

Two Soviet crewmen for ASTP mission photographed at launch pad

S75-32343 (15 July 1975) --- The two Soviet crewmen for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission are photographed at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the morning of the Soviet ASTP liftof... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-100 crew members cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev (left) and Yuri Gidzenko (third from left) plus astronaut Bill Shepherd look over the Z-1 truss along with Dave Moore, Vehicle Integration Test Team (second from left). The Z-1 truss will be used in conjunction with the International Space Station. Krikalev, Gidzenko and Shepherd are scheduled to be launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan in July 1999. Mission STS-100 will be bringing them down KSC-98pc1203

In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-100 crew members cosmona...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-100 crew members cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev (left) and Yuri Gidzenko (third from left) plus astronaut Bill Shepherd look over the Z-1 truss along with Dave Moore, V... More

1898:  At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) signs in at the start of final qualification exams September 3 as her crewmates, Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos (left) and Barry Wilmore of NASA (right) look on. They will launch September 26 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to conduct a long duration mission on the station.  NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e079009

1898: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, ...

1898: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) signs in at the start of final qualifi... More

ISS01-S-005 (31 October 2000) --- The Expedition One crew members pose for final photos prior to their launch aboard a Soyuz vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition One commander William M. (Bill) Shepherd (center crewmember on steps) is flanked by Soyuz commander Yuri P. Gidzenko (bottom) and Sergei K. Krikalev, flight engineer. iss01-s-005

ISS01-S-005 (31 October 2000) --- The Expedition One crew members pose...

ISS01-S-005 (31 October 2000) --- The Expedition One crew members pose for final photos prior to their launch aboard a Soyuz vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition One commander William ... More

Expedition 7 Soyuz Check. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 7 Soyuz Check. NASA public domain image colelction.

The interior of the Soyuz Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan is seen, Thursday, April 10, 2003. The Soyuz module is in the yellow work stand with its payload fairing ready i... More

Expedition 7 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 7 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 7 backup crew member Michael Foale, left and NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer Edward T. Lu, along with their Russian cosmonaut crew members (out of frame), tour th... More

April 26, 2003, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.   Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven and Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Commander were launched onboard a Soyuz rocket at 9:53aam from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.  Photo Credit: "NASA/Scott Andrews" 03pd1292

April 26, 2003, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Astronaut Edward T....

April 26, 2003, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven and Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Commander were launched onboard a ... More

October 13, 2003.  Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (left) is briefed by a technician (right) inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 13, 2003 during an inspection of the spacecraft. Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain will be launched in the Soyuz Oct. 18 to the International Space Station.  Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2802

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Comma...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (left) is briefed by a technician (right) inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility a... More

October 13, 2003.  Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain (left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale (right) receive a briefing on the operation of a satellite phone during prelaunch training Oct. 13, 2003 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio will be launched to the International Space Station on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle on Oct. 18.  Photo Credit"NASA/Bill Ingalls" 03pd2797

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. European Space Age...

October 13, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain (left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Scienc... More

Expedition 8 Capsule Inspection

Expedition 8 Capsule Inspection

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, is briefed by a technician inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Oct. 1... More

Expedition 8 Soyuz Transport. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 8 Soyuz Transport. NASA public domain image colelction.

A Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft and its booster rocket is transported on a rail car to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003 in preparation for liftoff Oct. 18 to carry Exped... More

Expedition 8 Launch Day. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 8 Launch Day. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri share a moment while suiting up prior to departing for the launch pad with European Space Ag... More

Expedition 8 Launch Day. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 8 Launch Day. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri suits up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science O... More

Expedition 9 Preflight Activities

Expedition 9 Preflight Activities

European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands signs a photograph in the space museum located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: "NAS... More

Expedition 9 Preflight Activities

Expedition 9 Preflight Activities

Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, right, makes a photograph of European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands with a desert tulip just outside the gates to the Soyuz launch... More

Expedition 9 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 9 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

A technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome walks with the Soyuz capsule as it is prepared to mate with its booster rocket in preparation for the April 19 launch of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to... More

Expedition 9 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 9 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket are raised into position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for the launch of the Exp... More

Expedition 9 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 9 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome prepare to mate the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the Internationa... More

Expedition 9 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 9 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome mated the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the International Space St... More

Expedition 9 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 9 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket begin to roll to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for the launch of the Expedition 9 c... More

Expedition 9 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 9 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket begin to roll to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for the launch of the Expedition 9 c... More

Expedition 9 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 9 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Engineers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome prepare to mate the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule with its booster rocket in preparation for a launch on April 19 of the Expedition 9 crew and a European astronaut to the Internationa... More

Expedition 9 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 9 Soyuz Rollout. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket begin to roll to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for the launch of the Expedition 9 c... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao, right, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov donned their launch and entry suits and climbed aboard their Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft Fri... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao, right, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov donned their launch and entry suits and climbed aboard their Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft Fri... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao, right, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov donned their launch and entry suits and climbed aboard their Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft Fri... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao, right, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov and Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin, left, conducted a final inspection of ... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao, left, Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin and Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov, lower right, conducted a final inspecti... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-5 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Tuesday, October 12, 2004, in preparation for its launch October 14 to send Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Of... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-5 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Tuesday, October 12, 2004, in preparation for its launch October 14 to send Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Of... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft is mated to its booster rocket in a processing hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Monday, October 11, 2004, in preparation for its rollout to the launch pad October 12 an... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft is mated to its booster rocket in a processing hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Monday, October 11, 2004, in preparation for its rollout to the launch pad October 12 an... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft is mated to its booster rocket in a processing hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Monday, October 11, 2004, in preparation for its rollout to the launch pad October 12 an... More

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-5 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Tuesday, October 12, 2004, in preparation for its launch October 14 to send Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Of... More

Expedition 10 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 10 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

NASA Deputy Administrator Frederick D. Gregory, left and Chief of the Russian Federal Space Agency Anatoly Perminov celebrate the successful launch of the Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, in Bai... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility.  Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check.  Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Malenchenko and Lu will be called the Expedition 7 crew. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu.  Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission.  Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station.  Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1254

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facil...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven, dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak ch... More

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility.  Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (foreground), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, walk out for Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. The Soyuz is in the workstand in the background.  Malenchenko and Lu were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu.  Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission.  Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station.  Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-03pd1267

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Fac...

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (foreground), Expedition Seven commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and fli... More

Expedition 11 Soyuz Inspection. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 11 Soyuz Inspection. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 11 Flight Engineer John Phillips, left, Commander Sergei Krikalev and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, right, discuss the checkout of the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft with Russian space off... More

Epedition 11 Soyuz Transport. NASA public domain image colelction.

Epedition 11 Soyuz Transport. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle is transported by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 13, 2005, as preparations continued for the April 15 launch to send Expedition 11 Com... More

Epedition 11 Soyuz Transport. NASA public domain image colelction.

Epedition 11 Soyuz Transport. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle is seen on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 13, 2005, as preparations continued for the April 15 launch to send Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Kr... More

Expedition 11 Launch Day. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 11 Launch Day. NASA public domain image colelction.

European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, is outfitted in his Russian Sokol suit, Friday, April 15, 2005, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Vittori, along with Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev an... More

Expedition 11 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 11 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, blast off aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from th... More

Expedition 11 Launch Day. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 11 Launch Day. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, center, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips and European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, right, talk to Anatoly Perminov, Head of th... More

Expedition 11 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 11 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, blast off aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from th... More

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 13 backup crew members, Sergei Volkov, left, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Soyuz crew member; Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Commander; and Michael Fincke, right, Science Officer... More

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 Science Officer and Flight Engineer, talking with Michael Baker of NASA after the crew's final check of the Soyuz at building 254 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazak... More

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-8 capsule was mated Monday, March 27, 2006, to its booster in preparation for the launch on March 30, 2006 carrying Expedition 13 crew members, Jeffrey N. Williams, Science Officer and Flight Engi... More

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft and its booster rolled out to the launch pad on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations. The Soyuz will blast off ... More

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Technicians check suit pressure for Expedition 13 Science Officer and Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams prior to launch onboard the Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, March 30. 2006. Photo ... More

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 13 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Technicians check suit pressure for Expedition 13 Science Officer and Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams prior to launch onboard the Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, March 30. 2006. Photo ... More

Expedition 14 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 14 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin signs the door of a hotel room at the Cosmonaut Hotel the morning of his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Ba... More

Expedition 14 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 14 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari receives a blessing at the Cosmonaut Hotel the morning of her launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ms Ansa... More

Expedition 14 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 14 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria dons his Russian Sokol suit the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:... More

Expedition 16 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 16 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft is transported by railcar to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, in Kazakhstan for an October 10th launch date. The Soyuz will carry Expedition 16 Comma... More

Expedition 16 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 16 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszhaphar Shukor speaks during the State Commission meeting and press conference, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Expedition 16 cr... More

Baikonur, Kazakhstan -- Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Malaysian Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor are protected behind glass during the State Commission meeting and press conference Oct. 9, 2007, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew is in preparation for their launch to the International Space Station Oct. 10 in their Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft. Whitson and Malenchenko will spend six months on the station while Shukor will return to Earth Oct. 21 with two of the Expedition 15 crewmembers currently on the complex.  Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls KSC-07pd2853

Baikonur, Kazakhstan -- Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malen...

Baikonur, Kazakhstan -- Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Malaysian Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor are protected behind glass during the State Commission meeting and pres... More

Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Malaysian Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at sunset Oct. 10, 2007 in their Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft bound for a docking to the International Space Station on Oct. 12. Whitson and Malenchenko will spend six months on the station, while Shukor will return to Earth Oct. 21 with two of the Expedition 15 crewmembers currently on the complex.  Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls" 07pd2857

Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Comma...

Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Malaysian Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan a... More

Expedition 18 Soyuz TMA-13 Rollout

Expedition 18 Soyuz TMA-13 Rollout

Members of the Russian military pose for a photograph near the flame trench of the Soyuz launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft is scheduled for... More

Expedition 18 Suit-up. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 18 Suit-up. NASA public domain image colelction.

A Russian Sokol suit technician prepares to help American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott don his flight suit prior to the Soyuz TMA-13 launch with Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke and Flight Eng... More

Expedition 18 Soyuz TMA-13 Launch

Expedition 18 Soyuz TMA-13 Launch

The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft launches carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yuri V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, from the Bai... More

Expedition 18 Soyuz TMA-13 Launch

Expedition 18 Soyuz TMA-13 Launch

The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft launches carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yuri V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, from the Bai... More

Expedition 18 Soyuz TMA-13 Launch

Expedition 18 Soyuz TMA-13 Launch

The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft launches carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yuri V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, from the Bai... More

Expedition 18 Traditional Blessing

Expedition 18 Traditional Blessing

American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, left, Expedition 18 Flight Engineer Yuri V. Lonchakov and Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, right, participate in the traditional blessing prior to the b... More

Expedition 19 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 19 Soyuz Assembly. NASA public domain image colelction.

The boosters of the Soyuz rocket are seen as the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters are assembled Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of... More

Expedition 19 Soyuz Erection. NASA public domain image colelction.

Expedition 19 Soyuz Erection. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight partic... More

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