Next Space Station Crew- Expedition 61 - Prepares for Launch in Kazakhstan

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 61 Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir and Spaceflight Participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates and their backups, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, Tom Marshburn of NASA and Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates participated in a variety of activities September 10-17 as they prepared for the launch of Skripochka, Meir and Almansoori on September 25 from Baikonur in the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft to the International Space Station. The footage includes the crew’s arrival in Baikonur, their Soyuz fit check in the Cosmodrome’s Integration Facility, the ceremonial Cosmonaut Hotel flag-raising ceremony, the crew’s traditional media day activities and other training milestones.