Preparing for a six-month journey to the International Space Station

Space · Published 8 October 2026 Swipe more like this →

In short: Before their launch from Kazakhstan, the crew of Expedition 47-48 held a news conference to discuss their upcoming mission to the International Space Station.

The news conference, held on February 26 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, featured Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin, Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, and NASA Flight Engineer Jeff Williams. A six-month journey begins on March 19 (Kazakhstan time) via the Soyuz TMA-20M, departing from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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