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International Space Station Imagery
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JSC2004-E-19907 (15 April 2004) --- Expedition 9 prime and backup crewmembers prepare for the flag raising ceremony at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Baikonur, Kazakhstan. They are from left to right: European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA International Space Station (ISS) science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 mission commander; cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov, Russia?s Federal Space Agency backup flight engineer; ESA backup astronaut Gerhard P. J. Thiele of Germany, and astronaut Leroy Chiao, NASA backup commander. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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Photo-jsc2004e19907
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International Space Station (ISS)
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Germany
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Kazakhstan
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Netherlands
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Russia
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Leroy Chiao
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15 April 2004
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2004
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SPD-SPFLT-Photo-jsc2004e19907
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