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JSC2006-E-00224 (22 Dec. 2005) --- Attired in Russian Sokol launch and landing suits, the next crew to launch to the International Space Station pauses from its training schedule in Star City, Russia to pose for a crew portrait. From the left are Brazilian Space Agency astronaut Marcos C. Pontes; cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander, representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and NASA astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 Flight Engineer and Science Officer. The crew will launch on the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft from Baikonur, Kazakhstan in March 2006. Pontes is flying under a commercial agreement with Russia's Federal Space Agency and will return to Earth April 1 with the Expedition 12 crew that has been on the station since October 2005. Photo Credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
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JSC2005-E-41362 (11 October 2005) --- From left, astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA science officer and flight engineer; Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 and Soyuz commander; and Greg Olsen, space flight participant, listen to congratulatory comments in Kustanai, Kazakhstan after TMA-6 landing. Later, the three returned to Star City, Russia for further post flight activities.
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JSC2005-E-41485 (11 October 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips enjoys his first meal onboard the Russian aircraft flying from Kustanai, Kazakhstan to Star City, Russia. Sitting with Phillips is NASA Flight Surgeon Jim Locke. Members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, astronaut John L. Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, landed near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan Oct. 11 local time after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with space flight participant Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-41364 (11 October 2005) --- Russia's Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 and Soyuz TMA-6 commander, exhibits a smile while being assisted following a successful landing in remote Kazakhstan on Oct. 11 (local time). Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-41487 (11 October 2005) --- Members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, astronaut John L. Phillips (left) and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (right) arrive at Star City, Russia. The crew had earlier landed near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan Oct. 11 local time after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with space flight participant Greg Olsen (not pictured), who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-39621 (29 September 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-7 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 29, 2005 in preparation for its launch Oct. 1 (Kazakhstan time). The liftoff will send astronaut William S. McArthur, Jr., Expedition 12 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev , Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 12 flight engineer and Soyuz commander; Greg Olsen, space participant, to the international space station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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JSC2005-E-39617 (29 September 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-7 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 29, 2005 in preparation for its launch Oct. 1 (Kazakhstan time). The liftoff will send astronaut William S. McArthur, Jr., Expedition 12 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev , Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 12 flight engineer and Soyuz commander; Greg Olsen, space participant, to the international space station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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JSC2005-E-39622 (29 September 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-7 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 29, 2005 in preparation for its launch Oct. 1 (Kazakhstan time). The liftoff will send astronaut William S. McArthur, Jr., Expedition 12 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev , Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 12 flight engineer and Soyuz commander; Greg Olsen, space participant, to the international space station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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JSC2005-E-39616 (29 September 2005) --- A rear view of a train car carry ing the Soyuz TMA-7 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 29, 2005 in preparation for its launch Oct. 1 (Kazakhstan time). The liftoff will send astronaut William S. McArthur, Jr., Expedition 12 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev , Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 12 flight engineer and Soyuz commander; Greg Olsen, space participant, to the international space station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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JSC2005-E-39619 (29 September 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-7 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 29, 2005 in preparation for its launch Oct. 1 (Kazakhstan time). The liftoff will send astronaut William S. McArthur, Jr., Expedition 12 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev , Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 12 flight engineer and Soyuz commander; Greg Olsen, space participant, to the international space station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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JSC2005-E-39618 (29 September 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-7 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 29, 2005 in preparation for its launch Oct. 1 (Kazakhstan time). The liftoff will send astronaut William S. McArthur, Jr., Expedition 12 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 12 flight engineer and Soyuz commander; Greg Olsen, space participant, to the international space station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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JSC2005-E-39620 (29 September 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-7 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 29, 2005 in preparation for its launch Oct. 1 (Kazakhstan time). The liftoff will send astronaut William S. McArthur, Jr., Expedition 12 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 12 flight engineer and Soyuz commander; Greg Olsen, space participant, to the international space station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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JSC2005-E-39623 (29 September 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-7 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 29, 2005 in preparation for its launch Oct. 1 (Kazakhstan time). The liftoff will send astronaut William S. McArthur, Jr., Expedition 12 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev , Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 12 flight engineer and Soyuz commander; Greg Olsen, space participant, to the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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JSC2005-E-39613 (29 September 2005) --- A rear view of a train car carrying the Soyuz TMA-7 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 29, 2005 in preparation for its launch Oct. 1 (Kazakhstan time). The liftoff will send astronaut William S. McArthur, Jr., Expedition 12 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev , Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 12 flight engineer and Soyuz commander; Greg Olsen, space participant, to the international space station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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JSC2005-E-17959 (25 April 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao (second left), Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (right), flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori (left) of Italy are welcomed by Russian officials following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov and a ten-day mission for Vittori. The Italian astronaut flew under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17963 (25 April 2005) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (out of frame), Expedition 10 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and astronaut Leroy Chiao (out of frame), commander and NASA ISS science officer, are welcomed by Russian officials following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov. It was the end of a ten-day mission for Vittori who flew under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17961 (25 April 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (out of frame), flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori (out of frame) of Italy are welcomed by Russian officials following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov. It was the end of a ten-day mission for Vittori who flew under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17960 (25 April 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao (seated left), Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy are welcomed by Russian officials following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov and a ten-day mission for Vittori. The Italian astronaut flew under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17970 (25 April 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy are welcomed home by well wishers at Star City, Russia following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov and a ten-day mission for Vittori. The twice flown Italian astronaut participated under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17957 (25 April 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer, signs the inside of a Russian search and rescue helicopter as is tradition for returning cosmonauts. Chiao; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (not pictured), flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori (not pictured) of Italy brought their Soyuz TMA-5 capsule to a pre-dawn landing on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov and a ten-day mission for Vittori. The Italian astronaut flew under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17966 (25 April 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao (left), Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy are welcomed by officials at Star City, Russia following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov. It was the end of a ten-day mission for Vittori who flew under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17962 (25 April 2005) --- Cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Expedition 10 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut Leroy Chiao (out of frame), commander and NASA ISS science officer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori (out of frame) of Italy are welcomed by Russian officials following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov. It was the end of a ten-day mission for Vittori who flew under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17954 (25 April 2005) --- A Russian search and rescue helicopter waits to take a member of the Expedition 10 crew to Kustanay, Kazakhstan following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for astronaut Leroy Chiao (not pictured), Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (not pictured), flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and a ten-day mission for European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori (not pictured). The Italian astronaut flew under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16307 (15 April 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips (seated), Expedition 11 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, talks with his backup astronaut Daniel M. Tani prior to his launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time). Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (out of frame), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori (out of frame) of Italy will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16309 (15 April 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (center), Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips (left), NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy don their Russian Sokol spacesuits prior to their launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16296 (15 April 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (center), Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips (left), NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy don their Russian Sokol spacesuits prior to their launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17947 (25 April 2005) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy; astronaut Leroy Chiao (out of frame), Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (out of frame), flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; speak with members of the media following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov and a ten-day mission for Vittori. The twice flown Italian astronaut participated under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16308 (15 April 2005) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy participates in a leak check on his Russian Sokol spacesuit, Soyuz inspection and seat liner check in the Soyuz Integration Facility prior to his launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time). Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (out of frame), Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16320 (15 April 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (center), Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips (right), NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy pose for a photo with officials at the launch pad prior to their blast off aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16328 (15 April 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time), carrying cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16325 (15 April 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time), carrying cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17945 (25 April 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao (right), Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (center), flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy speak with members of the media following their pre-dawn landing in the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov and a ten-day mission for Vittori. The twice flown Italian astronaut participated under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16323 (15 April 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time), carrying cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-17946 (25 April 2005) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov (out of frame), flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori (out of frame) of Italy speak with members of the media following their pre-dawn landing in a Soyuz TMA-5 capsule. The landing occurred on April 25, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) northeast of the Kazakhstan town of Arkalyk to wrap up a six month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Chiao and Sharipov and a ten-day mission for Vittori. The twice flown Italian astronaut participated under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16293 (15 April 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips (foreground), Expedition 11 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, don their Russian Sokol spacesuits prior to their launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori (out of frame) of Italy will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16324 (15 April 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time), carrying cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16321 (15 April 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (bottom), Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips (center), NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy wave goodbye from the base of the Soyuz rocket. The crew blasted off aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time) for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16290 (15 April 2005) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy dons his Russian Sokol spacesuit prior to his launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time). Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15426 (13 April 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 13, 2005 in preparation for its launch April 15 (Kazakhstan time) to send cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 11 commander; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15903 (14 April 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, talks to the press on April 14, 2005 just one day prior to his launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Astronaut John L. Phillips (out of frame), NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and Krikalev will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori (out of frame) of Italy will spend eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15419 (13 April 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 13, 2005 in preparation for its launch April 15 (Kazakhstan time) to send cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 11 commander; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15401 (12 April 2005) --- Russian technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan mated the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to its booster rocket in an integration facility on April 12, 2005 in preparation for the launch April 15 (Kazakhstan time) of cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 11 commander; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. The rocket mating operation occurred on the 44th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same complex to become the first human in space. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-16291 (15 April 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (left), Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy don their Russian Sokol spacesuits prior to their launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch occurred at daybreak on April 15, 2005 (Kazakhstan time). Krikalev and astronaut John L. Phillips (out of frame), NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the ISS under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15415 (13 April 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 13, 2005 in preparation for its launch April 15 (Kazakhstan time) to send cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 11 commander; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15407 (12 April 2005) --- Russian technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan mated the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to its booster rocket in an integration facility on April 12, 2005 in preparation for the launch April 15 (Kazakhstan time) of cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 11 commander; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. The rocket mating operation occurred on the 44th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same complex to become the first human in space. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15905 (14 April 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips (left), Expedition 11 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy pose for a photo during a press conference on April 14, 2005 just one day prior to their launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months on the Station, replacing Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, while Vittori will spend eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, returning to Earth with Chiao and Sharipov on April 25. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15427 (13 April 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 13, 2005 in preparation for its launch April 15 (Kazakhstan time) to send cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 11 commander; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15396 (12 April 2005) --- Russian technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan mated the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to its booster rocket in an integration facility on April 12, 2005 in preparation for the launch April 15 (Kazakhstan time) of cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 11 commander; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. The rocket mating operation occurred on the 44th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same complex to become the first human in space. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15397 (12 April 2005) --- Russian technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan mated the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft to its booster rocket in an integration facility on April 12, 2005 in preparation for the launch April 15 (Kazakhstan time) of cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 11 commander; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. The rocket mating operation occurred on the 44th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same complex to become the first human in space. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2005-E-15429 (13 April 2005) --- The Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 13, 2005 in preparation for its launch April 15 (Kazakhstan time) to send cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Russia's Federal Space Agency Expedition 11 commander; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy to the International Space Station (ISS). Krikalev and Phillips will spend six months in space and greet the first Shuttle crew to fly in more than two years when it arrives at the Station, while Vittori spends eight days on the Station under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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