Expedition 56 State Commission

Expedition 56 flight engineer Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 56 to the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Gerst, Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, and Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft on Wednesday, June 6. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)