Expedition 8 Launch Day

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale 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, along with Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain 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 Mike Foale 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, along with Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle from Baikonur to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)