Expedition 7 backup crew member Michael Foale, left and NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer Edward T. Lu, along with their Russian cosmonaut crew members (out of frame), tour th More
The Soyuz rocket is erected at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 24, 2003. Expedition 7 is scheduled to launch onboard the Soyuz on Saturday April 26, 2003. Phot More
A Soyuz spacecraft lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, at 10:54 p.m. (CDT) on Saturday, April 26, 2003. Onboard were Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 Mission Commander, and Edward T More
Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, center, visits the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Oct. 13, 2003 during final prelaunch preparations. Foale, launched More
Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left, and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale visit the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Oct. 13, 2003. Photo More
A Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft and its booster rocket is seen, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, on a rail car near the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan during preparations for liftoff Oct. 18 to carry Exped More
A Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft and its booster rocket is seen, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan during preparations for liftoff Oct. 18 to carry Expedition 8 Commande More
A Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft and its booster rocket is transported on a rail car to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003 in preparation for liftoff Oct. 18 to carry Exped More
A Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft and its booster rocket is raised, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan during preparations for liftoff Oct. 18 to carry Expedition 8 Comman More
The Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, carrying Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexand More
Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, foreground and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale along with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque, not pictured, are escorted to More
European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, bottom, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, top and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, receive final well wishes from More
Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, foreground, along with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque, background, walk to the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome i More
Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale along with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque, not seen, ride the elevator to the top of the More
Empty Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 2004 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left and Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka pose for a photo during a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 2004 in Baikonur, Kazakhs More
The Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands pose for a photo during a tour of More
Left to Right: European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, Backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sha More
Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao, foreground, and Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov, tour their launch pad on Saturday, October 9, 2004, at the Baikonur Cosmodrom More
Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao tours the launch pad on Saturday, October 9, 2004, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to liftoff to the International Space Station Octob More
Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov, left, Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin, right, toured their launch pad on Satur More
Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao tours the launch pad on Saturday, October 9, 2004, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in prior to liftoff to the International Space Station Oc More
The Soyuz TMA-5 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Tuesday, October 12, 2004, in preparation for its launch October 14 to send Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Of More
The Soyuz launch pad an hour before the arrival of the Soyuz rocket. The Soyuz TMA-5 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Tuesday, October 12, 2004, in preparation for its More
The Soyuz launch pad a half hour before the arrival of the Soyuz rocket. The Soyuz TMA-5 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Tuesday, October 12, 2004, in preparation for More
The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle is seen on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 13, 2005, as preparations continued for the April 15 launch to send Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Kr More
The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle is transported by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 13, 2005, as preparations continued for the April 15 launch to send Expedition 11 Com More
The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle is placed on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, April 13, 2005, as preparations continued for the April 15 launch to send Expedition 11 Commander Sergei More
The launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is seen in early morning light, Wednesday, April 13, 2005, as preparations continued for the April 15 launch to send Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikal More
The Soyuz TMA-6 sits on the pad ready for launch, Thursday, April 14, 2005, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 11 crew Commander Sergei Krikalev along with Flight Engineer and NASA Science Off More
Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, blast off aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from th More
Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy blast off aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the More
Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy ride the elevator to the top of the Soyuz TMA-6 rocke More
Expedition 13 backup crew members, Sergei Volkov, left, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Soyuz crew member; Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Commander; and Michael Fincke, right, Science Officer More
The Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft and its booster rolled out to the launch pad on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations. The Soyuz will blast off More
Expedition 13 Commander Pavel V. Vinogradov and Science Officer and Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams began their mission Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. EST, (Thursday, March 30, 2006, 8:30 a.m. Kazakhstan time). The More
The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, carrying a new crew to the International Space Station. The Soyuz lifted off at 10:09 a.m. Baikonur time wi More
Photographers prepare for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-9 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Com More
The Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft was transported by railcar to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, in Kazakhstan for an October 10th launch date. The Soyuz will carry Expedition 16 Comm More
The Soyuz launch pad is seen prior to the arrival of the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft, Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz was transported by railcar to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrom More
The Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft is transported by railcar to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, in Kazakhstan for an October 10th launch date. The Soyuz will carry Expedition 16 Comma More
Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan a More
The Soyuz launch pad is seen prior to the rollout of the Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch to the International Space Sta More
The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft arrives at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station Oct. 12 with Expediti More
Members of the Russian military pose for a photograph near the flame trench of the Soyuz launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft is scheduled for More
Expedition 18 Flight Engineer Yuri V. Lonchakov, bottom, Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, top, board the Soyuz rocket prior to their launch in the So More
The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft launches carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yuri V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, from the Bai More
The Soyuz launch pad is seen about an hour before the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of More
The Soyuz rocket is prepared to be erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spa More
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on Ma More
Russian engineers monitor the Soyuz rocket as it rolls out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a s More
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight partic More
A Russian security member monitors the railroad tracks as the Soyuz rocket rolls out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the cre More