February 9, 2001 STS98-E-5056 Welcome Cosmonauts Sergei K. Krikalev (left), Expedition One flight engineer, and Yuri P.Gidzenko (left), Soyuz commander for the first station expedition crew, welcome astronaut Mark L. Polansky, STS-98 pilot, aboard the International Space Station. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera shortly after the hatches were opened on STS-98 Flight Day 3. Credits: NASA |