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)