Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 will send Grebenkin, along with NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Michael Barratt, and Matthew Dominick, to the International Space Station for a stay of about six months as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
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