Next Crew in Space Leaves for Launch Site

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Expedition 35/36 Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy and Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin participated in traditional ceremonies at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, outside Moscow, on March 16. Afterward, they departed for the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to complete training for their launch to the International Space Station in the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft on March 29, Kazakh time. After arriving in Baikonur, they were scheduled to conduct a series of prelaunch activities over the next two weeks as they prepare for liftoff to the orbital outpost. The video also features backup crew members Russian Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazansky and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins.

Published 2013-03-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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