ISS007-E-17878 (October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain uses a communication system in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Though the exact date is unavailable, the scene was recorded about midway through Duque’s scheduled time on the outpost.

ISS007-E-17877 (October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain floats in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Though the exact date is unavailable, the scene was recorded about midway through Duque’s scheduled time on the outpost.

Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain watches a water bubble float between a camera and himself. The bubble shows his reflection (reversed). Duque was launched aboard a Russian Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on October 18th, along with expedition-8 crew members Michael C. Foale, Mission Commander and NASA ISS Science Officer, and Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Soyuz Commander and flight engineer.

STS095-E-5207 (4 Nov. 1998) --- During off-duty moments onboard Discovery, astronaut Pedro Duque puts together a snack. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA). The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 19:06:47 GMT, Nov. 4.

STS095-E-5221 (4 Nov. 1998) --- Astronauts Steven W. Lindsey (top) and Pedro Duque in Spacehab facility during Flight Day 6 activity. Lindsey, pilot, is making his second space flight on STS-95, while Duque, a mission specialist repreenting the European Space Agency (ESA), is the only first-time space flier on this mission. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 03:01:38 GMT, Nov. 4.

S96-16131 (13 Sept 1996) --- ESA payload specialist Pedro Duque.

STS095-E-5204 (4 Nov. 1998) --- Astronauts Pedro Duque (left) and Steven W. Lindsey take a break from busy experimentation onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during Flight Day 7. Lindsey is pilot and Duque, a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) for the STS-95 flight. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 19:04:45 GMT, Nov. 4.

ISS007-E-17880 (20 October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain prepares to set up the Cervantes program of tests (consisting of 20 commercial experiments) by starting with the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSB) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Duque is working on the PROMISS experiment, which will investigate the growth processes of proteins during weightless conditions.

STS095-E-5237 (4 Nov. 1998) --- Astronaut Duque has his hands full of reference papers in the Spacehab facility during Flight Day 7 activity onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 17:53:38 GMT, Nov. 4.

ISS007-E-17973 (25 October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain watches a water bubble float between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, on the International Space Station (ISS).

STS095-E-5068 (1 Nov. 1998) --- Astronaut Pedro Duque, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), floats near a laptop computer supporting STS-95 experimentation. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 00:57:38 GMT, Nov. 1.

STS095-E-5153 (1 Nov. 1998) --- Astronaut Pedro Duque, STS-95 mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) moves toward a laptop computer in Spacehab facility aboard Discovery. The photo was taken at 00:57:29 GMT, Nov. 1.

ISS007-E-17802 (22 October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque (left) of Spain and cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer representing Rosaviakosmos, float in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-18001 (25 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu (with camera), Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain observe a bubble of liquid floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

STS095-E-5226 (4 Nov. 1998) --- Astronaut Pedro Duque, STS-95 mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), talks with ground controllers while checking on an experiment in the Spacehab facility aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. The picture was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 03:01:28 GMT, Nov. 4.

ISS007-E-17848 (23 October 2003) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri (right), Expedition 8 flight engineer, uses a camera to film a scientific experiment performed by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri represents Rosaviakosmos. Duque and Kaleri performed the European educational VIDEO-2 (VID-01) experiment, which uses the Russian DSR PD-150P digital video camcorder for recording demos of several basic physical phenomena, viz., Isaac Newton's three motion laws, with narration. [The demo made use of a sealed bag containing coffee and a syringe to fill one of two hollow balls with the brown liquid (to provide "mass", as opposed to the other, "mass-less" ball).]

ISS007-E-17842 (23 October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque (left) of Spain and cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer representing Rosaviakosmos, work with a scientific experiment in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Duque and Kaleri performed the European educational VIDEO-2 (VID-01) experiment, which uses the Russian DSR PD-150P digital video camcorder for recording demos of several basic physical phenomena, viz., Isaac Newton's three motion laws, with narration. [The demo made use of a sealed bag containing coffee and a syringe to fill one of two hollow balls with the brown liquid (to provide "mass", as opposed to the other, "mass-less" ball).]

Posed inside the Soyuz TMA-3 Vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan during a pre-launch inspection are (left to right): Expedition-8 Crew members, Michael C. Foale, 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. The three launched from the Cosmodrome on October 18, 2003 onboard a Soyuz rocket destined for the International Space Station (ISS).

STS095-E-5027 (10-29-98) Astronaut Pedro Duque, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA)looks over notes on the Discovery's aft flight deck during Flight Day 1 activities. At left frame are controls for the remote manipulator system (RMS) and part of the frame of one of the windows overlooking the cargo bay, where the Spartan 201 satellite is berthed. The photo was taken at 11:30:18 GMT, Oct. 29.

ISS007-E-18044 (26 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu (at musical keyboard), Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain share a light moment during off-shift time in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

STS095-E-5028 (10-29-98) Astronaut Pedro Duque, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA),looks over notes on the Discovery's aft flight deck during Flight Day 1 activities. At left frame are controls for the remote manipulator system (RMS). A small section of Earth's horizon can be seen through the overhead window. The photo was taken at 11:30:24 GMT, Oct. 29.

In the Destiny laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS), European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain is seen working at the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG). He is working with the PROMISS experiment, which will investigate the growth processes of proteins during weightless conditions. The PROMISS is one of the Cervantes program of tests (consisting of 20 commercial experiments). The MSG is managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, smiles at a reporter's question during a prelaunch news conference, Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS008-E-05009 (27 October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain works with the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

As European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, left, former International Space Station crewmember Yuri Gidzenko (center) and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale look on, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, rear to camera, signs his name to the door of his room at the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to departing for the launch pad. Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle from Baikonur to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque, right, complete suiting up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque, of Spain, discuss procedures while suiting up, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain suit up for launch, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, Kaleri and Duque. were launched on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, receive a traditional blessing from an unidentified Russian Orthodox priest in their crew quarters at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to departing for the launch pad. Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS008-E-05015 (27 October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain works with the Cervantes mission experiment PROMISS in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). This experiment will investigate the growth processes of proteins in weightless conditions.

ISS008-E-05029 (27 October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain works with the Cervantes mission experiment PROMISS in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). This experiment will investigate the growth processes of proteins in weightless conditions.

Expedition 8 ISS Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, far left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and ISS Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, third from left, along with the backup crew (unidentified) are briefed by an official prior to a final inspection of the capsule in the complex' integration facility Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at the Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Foale, Kaleri and Duque launched Oct. 18, 2003 aboard a Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft enroute to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain participate in the traditional raising of the flags at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, center, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, along with Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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 in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, wave to reporters at the conclusion of a prelaunch news conference, Friday, Oct. 17, 2003 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, left, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, along with Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, rear, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, clockwise from lower left, Gen. Valery Korzun, the Chief of the Cosmonaut Corps, Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain watch home videos aboard the bus transporting the crew to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to the crew's launch to the Interrnational Space Station. The viewing of home videos on the bus is one of many prelaunch traditions for all departing crews. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain suits up for launch, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. The trio were launched on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain climbs into the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle in a processing facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, during prelaunch training with his crew mates, Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Expedition 8 soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. The trio launched on Oct. 18, 2003 to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain suits up for launch, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. The trio were launched on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain suits up for launch, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. The trio were launched on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain listens to a briefing on mission activities from a Russian trainer at his crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003 as he prepares for his launch to the International Space Station Oct. 18 in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain are briefed on launch procedures from a Russian trainer at their crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003 as they prepare for launch Oct. 18 in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS008-E-05026 (27 October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque (left) of Spain works with the Cervantes mission experiment PROMISS in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). This experiment will investigate the growth processes of proteins in weightless conditions. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, is visible at right.

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, report to launch officials on their inspection of the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft during a final vehicle training session at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Oct. 13, 2003. The trio launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 18, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The prime and backups crews for the launch of the Russian Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station listen to their certification for launch by a panel of Russian space officials in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at the Cosmonaut Hotel. Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, third from right, and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain launched Oct. 18, 2003, to the ISS. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians conduct a leak check on the spacesuit of European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 crew members Alexander Kaleri, front left, Michael Foale along with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain walk off the bus at the launch pad, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, to liftoff in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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 Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to launch in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, prepare to board a bus at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, for transportation to the launch pad to liftoff in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the ISS Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, front right, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, lower right, wave from a bus at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before leaving to the launch pad for liftoff in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the ISS Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Inside the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left, briefs European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, right, partially hidden, during a prelaunch inspection of the spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Oct. 13, 2003. The trio will be launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 18. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, right, along with Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, center, are joined by European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia outside Moscow, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, before departing for the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station scheduled for Oct. 18. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, left, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri gather on a bus following their arrival in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, in preparation for their Oct. 18 launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome onboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left foreground, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale walk to a bus at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, for transportation to the launch pad to liftoff in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the ISS Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, responds to a reporter's question as Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, look on during a prelaunch news conference, Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, receive final well wishes from Russian and U.S. officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to their launch on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Scienhce Officer Michael Foale, left and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri suit up for launch with the assistance of technicians, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to departure for the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Foale, Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri share a moment while suiting up prior to departing for the launch pad with European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, left, and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, isten to their certification for launch by a panel of Russian space officials in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at the Cosmonaut Hotel. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Victor Grin, a member of the Russian State Commission, left, greets Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, far right, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, upon their arrival in Baikonur, Kazakhstan for the Oct. 18 launch of a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Technicians conduct a leak check on the spacesuit of European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, second left and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri along with Gen. Valery Korzun, the Chief of the Cosmonaut Corps, front right, watch home videos aboard the bus transporting the crew to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 prior to the crew's launch to the Interrnational Space Station. The viewing of home videos on the bus is one of many prelaunch traditions for all departing crews. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before launch. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and the ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

With a throng of reporters looking on, the prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency Astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before heading to the launch pad. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Russian Aviation and Space Agency Deputy Director-General Nikolai Moiseev, left, offers a final farewell to Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, third from right, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, foreground right, prior to their departure for the launch pad, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, right, is joined by his backup, Bill McArthur outside the Cosmonaut Hotel Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, for the traditional raising of the flags of the crewmembers who will launch Saturday, Oct. 18 on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station in Baikonur, Kazahstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque, far left, and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri who will launch with Foale, raise the flags of Spain and Russia outside their hotel. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

With a throng of reporters looking on, the prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency Astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, before heading to the launch pad. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

With NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, far right, looking on, the prime and backup crews for the Expedition 8 mission to the International Space Station and the prime and backup European Space Agency astronauts receive final well-wishes from Russian and U.S. space officials at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 prior to their departure for launch. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and the ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle, arriving at the ISS on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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 the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003. The trio were launched on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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 Russian and U.S. officials at the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003. The trio were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S95-E-5003 (29 Oct. 1998) --- Astronauts Scott E. Parazynski (left) and Pedro Duque, both STS-95 mission specialists, at Discovery's galley on middeck during Flight Day 1 activity. Duque represents the European Space Agency (ESA). The photo was made with electronic still camera (ESC) at 10:05:19 GMT, Oct. 29.

S98-06947 (28 April 1998)--- Three crewmembers for the STS-95 mission take notes during a class room session in preparation for the scheduled October 1998 flight. From the left are U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr.(D.-Ohio), Pedro Duque and Stephen K. Robinson. Duque represents the European Space Agency (ESA). Photo Credit: Joe McNally, National Geographic, for NASA.

S95-E-5004 (29 Oct. 1998) --- Astronauts Scott E. Parazynski (left) and Pedro Duque, both STS-95 mission specialists, look toward astronaut Curtis L. Brown, commander, on Discovery's middeck during flight day one activity. Parazynski stands next to the galley, which Duque, who represents the European Space Agency (ESA), used to rehydrate the beverage container he holds. The photo was made with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 10:05:27 GMT, Oct. 29.

October 15, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain listens to a briefing on mission activities from a Russian trainer at his crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan Oct. 15, 2003 as he prepares for his launch to the International Space Station Oct. 18 in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle. Duque will be joined by Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale and Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

The prime and backup crews for Expedition 8 and European Space Agency crew members prepare to depart the suitup room at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. Seated in the front row are Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and the ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain, right. Standing behind them are backup Expedition 8 Commander Bill McArthur, backup Soyuz Commander Valery Tokarev and backup ESA crewmember Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch was at 2:19 p.m. EST, Oct. 29, 1998. Onboard were Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Steven K. Robinson, Pedro Duque, United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. and Chiaki Naito-Mukai. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is a payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Glenn, making his second spaceflight but his first in 36 years, joins Mukai as a payload specialist on the mission.

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 Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain to the International Space Station. The trio will arrive at the ISS Oct. 20, as Foale and Kaleri take over command of Station operations for the next 6-1/2 months. Duque will return to Earth Oct. 28 with Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Science Officer Ed Lu in another Soyuz capsule already docked to the ISS. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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 Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain to the International Space Station. The trio will arrive at the ISS Oct. 20, as Foale and Kaleri take over command of Station operations for the next 6-1/2 months. Duque will return to Earth Oct. 28 with Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Science Officer Ed Lu in another Soyuz capsule already docked to the ISS. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S98-07973 (5 June 1998) --- Five of the seven STS-95 crew members are seen as they wait for a training and photo session to begin in the systems integration facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. From the left are astronauts Stephen K. Robinson (partially out of frame), Scott E. Parazynski and Pedro Duque, all mission specialists; along with Chiaki Mukai and U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr. (D.-Ohio), both payload specialists. Duque represents the European Space Agency and Mukai, Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA).

S98-08745 (May 1998) --- Four members of the STS-95 crew are briefed on flight hardware during a training session in the shuttle crew compartment trainer (CCT) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Donald C. Carico, an instructor, holds a loc-line bracket. Crewmembers, from the left, are Scott E. Parazynski and Pedro Duque, both mission specialists; Chiaki Mukai and U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., both payload specialists. Duque represents the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai, Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). The photo was taken by Joe McNally, National Geographic, for NASA.

October 14, 2003. Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain participate in the traditional raising of the flags at the Cosmonaut Hotel Oct. 14, 2003 as preparations continue for their launch to the International Space Station on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle on Oct. 18 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Foale and Duque will be joined by Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, who will be at the controls of the Soyuz during launch. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

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 Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain to the International Space Station. The trio will arrive at the ISS Oct. 20, as Foale and Kaleri take over command of Station operations for the next 6-1/2 months. Duque will return to Earth Oct. 28 with Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Science Officer Ed Lu in another Soyuz capsule already docked to the ISS. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The prime and backup crews for the Oct. 18 launch of a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station participate in the traditional flag-raising ceremony outside the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left to right are backup Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Valery Tokarev, backup European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, prime European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, prime Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri, prime Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale and backup Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

STS095-E-5029 (10-29-98) --- Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, mission specialist, on Discovery's aft flight deck. Astronaut Pedro Duque, representing the European Space Agency (ESA) is partially visible at right. The photo was taken at 11:32:09 GMT, Oct. 29.

Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, left, Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, right, along with Valery Korzun, Chief of Cosmonauts, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S98-08741 (May 1998) --- Three crew members in training for the STS-95 mission check out a training version of a blood centrifuge that will accompany them aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery later this year. In the foreground (from the left), are astronauts Scott E. Parazynski and Pedro Duque, both mission specialists, and U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., payload specialist. Duque, representing the European Space Agency (ESA), has his right hand on the centrifuge. Sen. Glenn holds a vial of blood that would be placed inside the centrifuge. Among those in the background is astronaut Stephen K. Robinson (left side of frame), STS-95 mission specialist. The photo was taken by Joe McNally, National Geographic, for NASA.

STS095-S-008 (29 Oct. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch was at 2:19 p.m. (EST), Oct. 29, 1998. Onboard were Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Steven K. Robinson, Pedro Duque, United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. and Chiaki Naito-Mukai. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is a payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Glenn, making his second spaceflight but his first in 36 years, joins Mukai as a payload specialist on the mission. Photo credit: NASA

STS095-S-009 (29 Oct. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch was at 2:19 p.m. (EST), Oct. 29, 1998. Onboard were Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Steven K. Robinson, Pedro Duque, United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. and Chiaki Naito-Mukai. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is a payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Glenn, making his second spaceflight but his first in 36 years, joins Mukai as a payload specialist on the mission. Photo credit: NASA

STS095-S-007 (29 Oct. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch was at 2:19 p.m. (EST), Oct. 29, 1998. Onboard were Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Steven K. Robinson, Pedro Duque, United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. and Chiaki Naito-Mukai. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is a payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Glenn, making his second spaceflight but his first in 36 years, joins Mukai as a payload specialist on the mission. Photo credit: NASA

98-E-03312 (14 April 1998) --- President Bill Clinton (at lectern) addresses employees at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) during an April 14 visit to the Houston facility. Seated behind him (from the left) are JSC Director George W.S. Abbey, U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson (D.-TX), NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin and Houston Mayor Lee Brown. Standing are members of the STS-95 crew: (from the left) Pedro Duque, Chiaki Mukai, U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr. (D.-Ohio), Stephen K. Robinson, Scott E. Parazynski, Steven W. Lindsey and Curtis L. Brown Jr. Brown is commander of the scheduled flight aboard Discovery. Mukai represents Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) and Duque is with the European Space Agency (ESA). Photo Credit: NASA or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

STS095-S-017 (29 Oct. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch was at 2:19 p.m. (EST), Oct. 29, 1998. Onboard were Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Steven K. Robinson, Pedro Duque, United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. and Chiaki Naito-Mukai. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is a payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Glenn, making his second spaceflight but his first in 36 years, joins Mukai as a payload specialist on the mission. Photo credit: NASA

STS095-S-012 (7 Nov. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery is about to lower its nose wheel following main gear touchdown on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. (EST), landing on orbit 135. Discovery returned to Earth with its crew of five astronauts and two payload specialists to successfully complete the nine-day mission. Onboard were astronauts Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Stephen K. Robinson, Pedro Duque and payload specialists Chiaki Naito-Mukai and United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. Duque represents the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is with Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Photo credit: NASA

STS095-S-015 (7 Nov. 1998) --- The main landing gear of the space shuttle Discovery is about to touch down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. (EST), landing on orbit 135. Discovery returned to Earth with its crew of five astronauts and two payload specialists to successfully complete the nine-day mission. A Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) is at top center, with the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at right edge of frame. Onboard were astronauts Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Stephen K. Robinson, Pedro Duque and payload specialists Chiaki Naito-Mukai and United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. Duque represents the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is with Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Photo credit: NASA

STS095-S-006 (29 Oct. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch was at 2:19 p.m. (EST), Oct. 29, 1998. Onboard were Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Steven K. Robinson, Pedro Duque, United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. and Chiaki Naito-Mukai. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is a payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Glenn, making his second spaceflight but his first in 36 years, joins Mukai as a payload specialist on the mission. Photo credit: NASA

STS095-S-010 (7 Nov. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery's main landing gear is just about to touch down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. (EST), landing on orbit 135. Discovery returned to Earth with its crew of five astronauts and two payload specialists to successfully complete the nine-day mission. Onboard were astronauts Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Stephen K. Robinson, Pedro Duque and payload specialists Chiaki Naito-Mukai and United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. Duque represents the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is with Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Photo credit: NASA

STS095-S-005 (29 Oct. 1998) --- Partially framed by Florida foliage, the space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth orbit. Launch was at 2:19 p.m. (EST), Oct. 29, 1998. Onboard were Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott E. Parazynski, Steven K. Robinson, Pedro Duque, United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. and Chiaki Naito-Mukai. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is a payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Glenn, making his second spaceflight but his first in 36 years, joins Mukai as a payload specialist on the mission. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2003-E-59221 (18 October 2003) --- The Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan October 18, 2003, carrying astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 commander and NASA ISS science officer; cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz commander and flight engineer, representing Rosaviakosmos; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain to the International Space Station (ISS). The trio will arrive at the ISS October 20, as Foale and Kaleri take over command of Station operations for the next 6 1/2 months. Duque will return to Earth October 28 with cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Expedition 7 commander, representing Rosaviakosmos, and astronaut Ed Lu, NASA ISS science officer, in another Soyuz capsule already docked to the ISS. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

STS095-S-018 (29 Oct. 1998) --- The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch was at 2:19 p.m. (EST), Oct. 29, 1998. Onboard were Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Steven K. Robinson, Pedro Duque, United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. and Chiaki Naito-Mukai. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is a payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Glenn, making his second spaceflight but his first in 36 years, joins Mukai as a payload specialist on the mission. Photo credit: NASA