Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques takes part in Expedition 56/57 pre-launch activities

2018-05-29 – As a member of the backup crew for Expedition 56/57, David Saint-Jacques and his Expedition 58 crewmates, Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos) and Anne C. McClain (NASA), take part in pre-launch activities with the prime crew in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

In the crew quarters of the Cosmonaut Hotel where they are quarantined, the prime crew and the backup crew for Expedition 56/57 continue their preparation and take part in a tree-planting ceremony. (Credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC))