Malaysian astronaut Shukor, Russian cosmonaut Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Whitson of the U.S. hold...
Malaysian astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (L), Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (C) and NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson of the U.S. hold hands during a news conference at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan October 9, 2007. The two astronauts and Malenchenko are set to blast off on October 10 from the Baikonur cosmodrome to Russia's International Space Station. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (KAZAKHSTAN)