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JSC2003-E-60924 (18 October 2003) --- Astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 mission commander and NASA ISS science officer, dons his spacesuit with the assistance of technicians October 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to departure for the launch pad with cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri (out of frame), Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Rosaviakosmos, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque (out of frame) of Spain. The trio was launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station (ISS), arriving on October 20, 2003. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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