Expedition 19 Launch Day
Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, left, Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka, center, and Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt salute officials prior to boarding the bus that will take them to the Soyuz launch pad on Thursday, March 26, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. This traditional ceremony dates back to the flight of Yuri Gagarin in 1961. The crew launched to the International Space Station on Soyuz TMA-14 at 7:49 am Eastern Time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 200903260037HQ
Date: March 26, 2009
Expedition 19 Launch Day
Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, left, Expedition 19 Commander Gennady I. Padalka, center, and Flight Engineer Michael R. Barratt salute officials prior to boarding the bus that will take them to the Soyuz launch pad on Thursday, March 26, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. This traditional ceremony dates back to the flight of Yuri Gagarin in 1961. The crew launched to the International Space Station on Soyuz TMA-14 at 7:49 am Eastern Time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 200903260037HQ
Date: March 26, 2009