Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates climbs aboard a Soyuz trainer during final crew qualification exams at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
jsc2019e051847 – At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates climbs aboard a Soyuz trainer during final crew qualification exams Aug. 30. Almansoori will launch with Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA Sept. 25 on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a mission on the International Space Station. Image: NASA/Beth Weissinger.