
STS98-E-5297 (16 February 2001) --- Goodbyes are plentiful as five astronauts prepare to depart the International Space Station (ISS) and return to the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Cosmonauts Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition One flight engineer; and Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander for the station crew, appear in the center of the scene. They are surrounded by astronauts Mark L. Polansky, STS-98 pilot; and Robert L. Curbeam (top) and Thomas D. Jones, right, both shuttle mission specialists. The cosmonauts, along with astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd (out of frame), Expedition One commander, will stay aboard the outpost for several more weeks and return to Earth with the next shuttle visitors.
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