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Expedition 8 Launch Day
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Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale receives the traditional prelaunch blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest in the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan before he, Expedition 8 Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain departed for the launch pad. The trio were launched a few hours later on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the International Space Station on Oct. 20.
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Credit lineExpedition 8 Launch Day. NASA/HQ, 2003-10-18. Public domain. ID: 20031018_exp8_04.
