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JSC2003-E-59067 (14 October 2003) --- The flags of the United States, Russia, Spain and Kazakhstan fly outside the Cosmonaut Hotel after astronauts and cosmonauts in a traditional pre-launch ritual prior to the launch scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2003, of the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station (ISS) raised them. The Soyuz will carry astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 mission commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain to the ISS. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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JSC2003-E-59065 (14 October 2003) --- Astronauts C. Michael Foale (right) and William S. (Bill) McArthur, Jr., prime and backup Expedition 8 mission commander and NASA ISS science officer, respectively, raise the American flag outside the Cosmonaut Hotel in a traditional ceremony as preparations continue for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque (far left) of Spain and cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Soyuz commander and flight engineer, who will launch with Foale, raise the flags of Spain and Russia outside their hotel. Expedition 8 is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 18 onboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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