Expedition 61 Preflight

Roscosmos leadership is seen speaking with 
Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, left, Expedition crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, and Jessica Meir of NASA, right, prior to the crew’s 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)

Roscosmos leadership is seen speaking with Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, left, Expedition crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, and Jessica Meir of NASA, right, prior to the crew’s 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)