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Cosmonauts Sergei K. Krikalev (center), Expedition One flight engineer, and Yuri P. Gidzenko (left), Soyuz commander for the first station expedition crew, are pictured with astronaut Mark L. Polansky, STS-98 pilot, in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. The cosmonauts, who represent the Russian Aviaiton and Space Agency, are communicating with ground controllers in Russia. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera shortly after the outpost's hatches were opened on STS-98 Flight Day 3.