Expedition 9 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-3 capsule and its booster rocket are in position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 17, 2004 in preparation for the launch of the Expedition 9 crew and a European researcher to the International Space Station April 19. The Soyuz vehicle is transported to the launch pad horizontally on a railcar from its processing hangar in a process that takes about 2.5 hours to complete. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

The Soyuz TMA-4 capsule and its booster rocket are in position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 17, 2004 in preparation for the launch of the Expedition 9 crew and a European researcher to the International Space Station April 19. The Soyuz vehicle is transported to the launch pad horizontally on a railcar from its processing hangar in a process that takes about 2.5 hours to complete. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Photographer NASA/Bill Ingalls
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