Expedition 61 backup crewmember Tom Marshburn of NASA signs in for the first day of crew qualification exams at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
jsc2019e051818 – At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 61 backup crewmember Tom Marshburn of NASA signs in Aug. 29 for the first day of crew qualification exams. Looking on are the other backups, spaceflight participant Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos. They are the backups to the prime crew, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates and Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA, who will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station. Image: NASA/Beth Weissinger.