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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the backups to the next crew to launch to the International Space Station pose for pictures Sept. 20 in front of the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. From left to right are backup spaceflight participant Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates and backup Expedition 61 crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Tom Marshburn of NASA. They are the backups to the prime crew, Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA, who will launch Sept. 25 on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station.

Backup International Space Station crewmembers

jsc2019e053734 (Sept. 20, 2019) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the backups to the next crew to launch to the International Space Station pose for pictures Sept. 20 in front of the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. From left to right are backup spaceflight participant Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates and backup Expedition 61 crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Tom Marshburn of NASA. They are the backups to the prime crew, Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA, who will launch Sept. 25 on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station.

Image Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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