From left to right, Expedition 10 backup Soyuz Commander Valery Tokarev, backup Expedition Commander Bill McArthur, Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin, Expedition 10 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov and Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao toured the Soyuz launch pad on Saturday, October 9, 2004, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to liftoff to the International Space Station October 14. Their Soyuz rocket will roll out to the pad on October 12. Chiao, Sharipov and Shargin will spend two days in orbit catching up to the Station for a docking and arrival on board October 16. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
