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Expedition 8 Launch Day

Expedition 8 Launch Day

The prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before launch. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and the ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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Michael FoaleAlexander KaleriPedro DuqueBaikonur CosmodromeKazakhstanESA (European Space Agency)ROSCOSMOS (Russian Federal Space Agency)Expedition 8 PreflightExpedition 8Russian Sokol Suit

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