NASA Astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson Raise Flags

jsc2016e180629 (Nov. 3, 2016) — Under leaden skies outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, NASA’s Expedition 50 prime and backup crew members raise the American flag Nov. 3 during their traditional ceremony. Peggy Whitson of NASA (right) was joined by her backup, Jack Fischer (left). Whitson, Oleg Novistkiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency will launch Nov. 18, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Alexander Vysotsky