| The first members of the International Space Station Expedition 18 launched to the Space Station in October 2008. The crew will remain on the station for approximately six months. |
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| Six crewmembers connected to the International Space Station's Expedition 18. From the left Russian Federal Space From the left Agency cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, NASA astronauts Michael Fincke, Commander; Sandra Magnus, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott following the Expedition 18 crew news conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center. - Photo Credit: NASA |
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| Above: From the left, spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, along with cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, Expedition 18 flight engineer, and Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, pose for a portrait in front of their Soyuz TMA-13 capsule during a suited fit check in preparation for a scheduled Oct. 12 launch from the Baikonur launch complex in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov |
