The boosters of the Soyuz rocket that transported Expedition 19 to the space station are shown here as the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters are assembled on March 23, 2009, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz successfully launched on March 26.
The boosters of the Soyuz rocket that transported Expedition 19 to the space station are shown here as the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft and boosters are assembled on March 23, 2009, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz successfully launched on March 26, carrying Expedition 19 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Barratt, as well as a U.S. spaceflight participant.Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls