Expedition 56/57 Soyuz rollout

2018-06-04 – In preparation for the June 6 launch, the Soyuz spacecraft is rolled out to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome where it is raised into a vertical position.

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. (Credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC))