With officials looking on, the Expedition 30 prime and backup crews conducted the traditional flag-raising ceremony outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarter in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on November 2, 2011 as they prepare for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft on November 14. On the left, prime Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin hoist the flag of the Russian Federation; in the center, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and his backup, NASA’s Joe Acaba (hidden) raise the flag; on the right, backup crewmembers Sergei Revin and Gennady Padalka
With officials looking on, the Expedition 30 prime and backup crews conducted the traditional flag-raising ceremony outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarter in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on November 2, 2011 as they prepare for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft on November 14. On the left, prime Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin hoist the flag of the Russian Federation; in the center, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and his backup, NASA’s Joe Acaba (hidden) raise the flag; on the right, backup crewmembers Sergei Revin and Gennady Padalka raise the flag of Kazakhstan.
Size: 3119px × 4678px
Photo credit: © NASA/piemags / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords:
