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Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

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Der Kommandant der Expedition 10, Salizhan Sharipov, links, und der Kommandant der Expedition 10, Leroy Chiao, ziehen ihre Fluganzüge an, bevor sie am Donnerstag, 14. Oktober, in Baikonur, Kasachstan, an Bord des Raumschiffes Sojus TMA-5 zur Internationalen Raumstation starten. Die Besatzung wird am 16. Oktober an der Station andocken und Chiao und Sharipov werden die derzeitigen Besatzungsmitglieder der Station, Gennady Padalka und Mike Fincke, ersetzen, die am 24. Oktober mit Shargin zur Erde zurückkehren werden. Bildnachweis: (NASA / Bill Ingalls)

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