Expedition 9 Preflight

Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, second from top, Flight Engineer and NASA International Space Station Science Officer Michael Fincke, second from bottom, and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands bid farewell as they prepare to board the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle on Monday, April 19, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to their launch to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, second from top, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, second from bottom, and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands bid farewell as they prepare to board the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle on Monday, April 19, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to their launch to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Photographer NASA/Bill Ingalls
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