Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Soyuz Spacecraft Transported to Launch Pad
Full Description:
The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft and its booster rocket (front view) is shown on a rail car for transport to the launch pad where it was raised to a vertical launch position at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on October 16, 2003. Liftoff occurred on October 18th, transporting a three man crew to the International Space Station (ISS). Aboard were Michael Foale, Expedition-8 Commander and NASA science officer; Alexander Kaleri, Soyuz Commander and flight engineer, both members of the Expedition-8 crew; and European Space agency (ESA) Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls
Date of Image:
2003-10-16
Category:
International Space Station (ISS)
term:
Soyuz
term:
TMA-3
term:
Transport
facet_who:
Alexander Kaleri
facet_who:
Michael Foale
facet_who:
Pedro Duque
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_where:
Spain
facet_where:
Kazakhstan
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
October 16, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
0302207
NIX #:
MSFC-0302207
MSFC Negative Number:
0302207
UID:
SPD-MARSH-0302207
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