Russian Cosmonauts Prepare for Launch

NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore and Russian cosmonauts Yelena Serova and Alexander Samokutyayev will set off to the International Space Station on Sept. 25. Their mission in space will last for six months.

An instructor acting out the role of a mission controller with the crew in the flight simulator.

NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore and Russian cosmonauts Yelena Serova and Alexander Samokutyayev by the flight simulator.

Command console, with Russian marking, in the Soyuz cabin.

Cosmonaut Yelena Serova punching away at the control console with the help of a special tool.

Chris Hadfield, from Canada, who famously sang in space.

The crew will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 25.

Before they are selected, the cosmonauts are tested in these old Mir space stations training modules.



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