International Space Station Expedition 8 Crew

International Space Station Expedition 8 Crew

09.25.03



The Expedition 8 crew, the next to inhabit the International Space Station,
is slated to arrive at the orbital outpost in late October. Commander and
NASA Station Science Officer Michael Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander
Kaleri will relieve the Expedition 7 crew, Commander Yuri Malenchenko and
NASA Station Science Officer Ed Lu. Foale and Kaleri are scheduled to spend
about six months aboard the orbital outpost maintaining ISS operations and
continuing science investigation.

The Expedition 8 crewmembers will travel to the Station aboard the Soyuz
TMA-3 spacecraft. They will be joined by European Space Agency Astronaut
Pedro Duque, who will fly as part of a contract between the European Space
Agency and Rosaviakosmos, the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. He will
return to Earth with the Expedition 7 crew on the Soyuz TMA-2.

Expedition 8 is slated to launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on
Oct. 18 and dock with the Station on Oct. 20. The crews will perform a week
of joint operations and handover activities before Duque and the Expedition
7 depart Station and return to Earth on Oct. 27.

For more information about space flight and the International Space Station,
visit:


http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/


To read more about the Expedition 8 crew and their mission, visit:


http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/...xp8/index.html



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Jacques :-)

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