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JSC2003-E-60910 (18 October 2003) --- Astronaut C. Michael Foale (left), Expedition 8 mission commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri (center), Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque (background) of Spain receive a traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest in their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, before departing for the launch pad. Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station (ISS), arriving on October 20, 2003. Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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