Expedition 56 flight engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA waves farewell to family and friends as she and fellow crewmates flight engineer Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Auñón-Chancellor, Prokopyev, and Gerst launched aboard the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft at 7:12am EDT (5:12pm Baikonur time) on June 6 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)