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ISS008-E-21942 (21 April 2004) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri (foreground) representing Russia's Federal Space Agency and serving as Expedition 8 flight engineer, and astronaut C. Michael Foale (center), Expedition 8 commander and NASA ISS science officer, are about to interact with human beings for the first time in almost six months aboard the International Space Station. Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of the Federal Space Agency, Expedition 9 commander, and part of the replacement team on ISS, greets the pair in the Zvezda Service Module.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 04/23/2004
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