From left: Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, President Dmitry Medvedev and Space Troops Commander Maj.-Gen. Oleg Ostapenko visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350547
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350546
Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, left, and President Dmitry Medvedev visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350545
From left: Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Space Troops Commander Maj.-Gen. Oleg Ostapenko and President Dmitry Medvedev visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350544
Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, left, and President Dmitry Medvedev visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350543
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350542
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Space Troops Commander Maj.-Gen. Oleg Ostapenko visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350541
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350540
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350539
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev laying a wreath at the monument to the cosmonauts who died while testing rocket and space technology on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350538
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350537
From left: Russia's Space Troops Commander Maj.-Gen. Oleg Ostapenko and President Dmitry Medvedev visiting the Soyuz-2 maintenance and checkout facility at the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350536
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev leaving Severomorsk, Murmansk region, for the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350535
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev leaving Severomorsk, Murmansk region, for the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350533
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev leaving Severomorsk, Murmansk region, for the Plesetsk space center on October 11, 2008.11.10.2008#350532
