October 16, 2003

Bob Jacobs
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone: 202/358-1600)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N03-104

INTERACTIVE EXPEDITION 8 IMAGES FEATURED ON NASA.GOV

Image left: Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale 
(left), Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri (center) and 
European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain (right) pose 
inside the Soyuz during a prelaunch inspection. Photo credit: 
NASA/Bill Ingalls. 

You can experience the events leading up to this weekend's launch of 
Expedition 8 to the International Space Station in a special 
interactive feature on NASA's Internet homepage. There is a lot of 
work underway in Russia and Kazakhstan in preparation for this 
weekend's flight, and you can see it all on line. 

Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander 
Kaleri are set to launch Saturday, Oct. 18, at 1:37 a.m. EDT.

See the Expedition 8 gallery, along with other Interactive features, 
on the agency's homepage at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/mmgallery/index.html 

For Information about Expedition 8 and the International Space Station 
on the Internet, visit: 

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp8/index.html 

The Expedition 8 launch from Russia will be covered live on NASA 
Television and can be seen on the Internet at: 

http://www.nasa.gov 

	
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