high res (1.1 M) low res (99 K)
|
JSC2003-E-60931 (18 October 2003) --- Technicians conduct a leak check on the Russian Sokol spacesuit of cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 Soyuz commander and flight engineer, October 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome prior to his departure for the launch pad with astronaut C. Michael Foale (out of frame), mission commander and NASA ISS science officer, 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
|
