Expedition 56 State Commission

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. 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. Expedition 56 Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, and Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft on Wednesday, June 6. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)