The flags representing Kazakhstan and the nations of the three crew members who will launch in the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft are shown at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday, June 5, 2011. From left to right are the flags of Kazakhstan, the United States, Japan and Russia. Scheduled to launch on June 8 local time are Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa and Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia. Photo Credit (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Photographer NASA/Carla Cioffi
Date June 5, 2011