Expedition 68 Crew Photos: Prelaunch | International Space Station

Expedition 68 Crew Photos: Prelaunch | International Space Station

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (left), Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev (center) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin (right) in front of their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio left Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev center and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin right complete training preparations in front of their Soyuz MS 22 spacecraft

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (left), Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev (center) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin (right)

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio undergoes preflight spacesuit fit checkouts

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is seated in front of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio performs preflight checkouts in the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft

Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft in Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome

Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft in Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin completed training preparations as they prepared for their launch on Sept. 21, 2022, for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. The Soyuz spacecraft bears the name of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the “father” of cosmonautics. 

Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Release Date: September 7, 2022

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