American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari rides the bus with doctors and her fellow crew mates from the Cosmonaut Hotel to building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome where they will suit up for launch, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin receives a blessing at the Cosmonaut Hotel the morning of his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari to the International Space Station. Anousheh Ansari will spend nine days on the station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari receives a blessing at the Cosmonaut Hotel the morning of her launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ms Ansari, will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, left, rides the bus with doctors and his fellow crew mates from the Cosmonaut Hotel to building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome where they will suit up for launch, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari gives a thumbs up as she prepares for pressure checks on her Russian Sokol suit at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, not pictured, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, right, walk out of building 254 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time. Anousheh Ansari, will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian Sokol suits await crew members during suit up at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria signs the door of a hotel room at the Cosmonaut Hotel the morning of his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari to the International Space Station. Anousheh Ansari will spend nine days on the station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria prepares for pressure checks on his Russian Sokol suit at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Anousheh Ansari signs the door of a hotel room at the Cosmonaut Hotel the morning of her launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari to the International Space Station. Anousheh Ansari will spend nine days on the station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari gives a thumbs up as she prepares for pressure checks on her Russian Sokol suit at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin signs the door of a hotel room at the Cosmonaut Hotel the morning of his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari to the International Space Station. Anousheh Ansari will spend nine days on the station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 14 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin, left, and Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria talk as they prepare for pressure checks on their Russian Sokol suits at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. Their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, left, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, right, give a thumbs up after final pressure checks on their flight suits, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria receives a blessing at the Cosmonaut Hotel the morning of his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin share a laugh as they prepare for pressure checks on their Russian Sokol suits at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American businesswoman Anousheh Ansari, left, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, not pictured, and Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, right, wave farewell to family and friends as they take the bus from building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the launch pad, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time. Anousheh Ansari, will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Seated at table with back to camera, Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, left, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, right, and their backup crew meet with Russian and American officials moments before boarding the bus to head to the Soyuz launch pad, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time. Anousheh Ansari will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, right, and Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin don their Russian Sokol suits the Baikonur Cosmodrome prior to launch, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, left, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, right, await to go through pressure checks on their Russian Sokol suits at the Baikonur Cosmodrome prior to launch, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. Their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time. Ms. Ansari, will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria dons his Russian Sokol suit the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, right, having donned his Russian Sokol suit at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, takes a moment to talk with Expedition 14 backup crew member Peggy Whitson, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, third from right, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, right, walk out of building 254 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time. Anousheh Ansari, will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, top, Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, bottom, wave goodbye prior to their successful launch on the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Monday, Sept. 18, 2006. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Photographers prepare for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-9 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched at 10:09 a.m. local time carrying Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, far right, Soyuz Commander and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, second from right, American spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, not pictured, and their backup crew meet with Russian and American officials moments before boarding the bus to head to the Soyuz launch pad, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:09 a.m. local time. Anousheh Ansari will spend nine days on the International Space Station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
JSC2006-E-38876 (8 Nov. 2005) --- Spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from an ISS Soyuz 13 (TMA-9) mission training session in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Roscosmos / Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
JSC2006-E-40124 (13 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (left), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari; and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer and Soyuz commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, pose for a portrait at the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome during the crew's final dress rehearsal training as they prepare for their launch Sept. 18 on a Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo credit: Victor Zelentsov/NASA
JSC2006-E-38889 (8 Nov. 2005) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Roscosmos / Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
JSC2006-E-38888 (8 Nov. 2005) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (left), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a crew portrait. Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin are wearing Russian Sokol launch and entry suits. Photo credit: Roscosmos / Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
JSC2006-E-38890 (8 Nov. 2005) --- Attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (right), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Roscosmos / Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
JSC2006-E-40674 (18 Sept. 2006) --- The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Sept. 18, 2006 carrying a new crew to the International Space Station. The Soyuz lifted off at 10:09 a.m. Baikonur time with astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
JSC2006-E-40672 (18 Sept. 2006) --- The Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Sept. 18, 2006 carrying a new crew to the International Space Station. The Soyuz lifted off at 10:09 a.m. Baikonur time with astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari, who will spend nine days on the station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The escape tower, Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and third stage are moved for assembly to the first and second stages Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is prepared to be erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The escape tower is slowly moved into position so it may be attached to the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian engineers attach the escape tower to the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian engineers prepare the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters for mating Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The flags of Kazakhstan, the United States of America and Russia are seen in the background as the Soyuz rocket is prepared to be erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz escape tower is being attached to the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft, escape tower, first, second and third stages are seen after final assembly Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz launch pad is seen about an hour before the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian engineers prepare the escape tower prior to attaching it to the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Engineers wait on the Soyuz second stage for the arrival of the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and third stage for final assembly Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A Russian security member and his dog check the railroad tracks ahead of the Soyuz rocket roll out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A Russian security member monitors the railroad tracks as the Soyuz rocket rolls out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian engineers prepare the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters for mating Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian engineers monitor the Soyuz rocket as it rolls out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz escape tower is being moved into position so that it may be attached to the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A Russian security member monitors the railroad tracks as the Soyuz rocket rolls out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The sun rises to the left of Soyuz launch pad shortly before the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
The boosters of the Soyuz rocket are seen as the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters are assembled Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A Russian security member monitors the railroad tracks as the Soyuz rocket rolls out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
An engineer assists in maneuvering the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and third stage for final assembly to the first and second stages Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Engineers assemble the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft, escape tower and all three stages Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian engineers prepare the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters for mating Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
An engineer monitors the maneuvering the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and third stage during final assembly to the first and second stages Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A Russian security member monitors the railroad tracks as the Soyuz rocket rolls out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The boosters of the Soyuz rocket are seen as the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters are assembled Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian engineers prepare the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters for mating Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The moon rises in the early morning hours shortly before the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The boosters of the Soyuz rocket are seen as the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters are assembled Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is erected into position at the launch pad Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on March 26, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)