Expedition 10 Preflight
The flags of the United States of America, the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan are seen after the ceremonial flag raising ceremony. Expedition 10 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov, Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao, Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin, backup Soyuz Commander Valery Tokarev and backup Expedition Commander Bill McArthur patricipated in the ceremonial flag raising at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004. Chiao, Sharipov and Shargin are scheduled to launch October 14 on their Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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NASA ID
20041006_exp10_06
Date Created
October 5, 2004
Center
HQ
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Bill Ingalls
Location
Baikonur, Kazakhstan