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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum in Kazakhstan, the prime and backup crewmembers for the next launch to the International Space Station receive a briefing Sept. 20 on the flight path of the Soyuz MS-15 rocket during pre-launch activities. From left to right are prime spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, backup Expedition 61 crewmember Tom Marshburn of NASA, prime Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of NASA and backup spaceflight participant Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates. Meir, Almansoori and Expedition 61 crewmember Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos will launch Sept. 25 on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station.