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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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