Expedition 61 Preflight

Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, left, Expedition crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, and Jessica Meir of NASA, right, depart building 254 and head to their launch onboard the Soyuz TM-15 spacecraft, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Meir, Skripochka, and Almansoori will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, left, Expedition crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, and Jessica Meir of NASA, right, depart building 254 and head to their launch onboard the Soyuz TM-15 spacecraft, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Meir, Skripochka, and Almansoori will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)