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Inside the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow, the prime and backup crewmembers for the next launch to the International Space Station pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon Sept. 5 as part of pre-flight activities. From left to right are the backup crewmembers, Tom Marshburn of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and spaceflight participant Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates and the prime crewmembers, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA. Meir, Skripochka and Almansoori will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station.

Expedition 61 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon

jsc2019e052235 - Inside the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow, the prime and backup crewmembers for the next launch to the International Space Station pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon Sept. 5 as part of pre-flight activities. From left to right are the backup crewmembers, Tom Marshburn of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and spaceflight participant Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates and the prime crewmembers, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA. Meir, Skripochka and Almansoori 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 Credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center/Andrey Shelepin
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