Expedition 10 Preflight, Russian Space Program

Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao, right and Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov during the ride from the suit up facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the launch pad as they prepare for their liftoff to the International Space Station, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004. Their Soyuz TMA-5 vehicle will blast off at 9:06 a.m. Baikonur time (306 GMT) to begin the two-day trip to the ISS. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)