Preparing for orbit: the final training for Expedition 48-49

Space · Published 7 October 2026 Swipe more like this →

In short: Watch the final qualification training of the upcoming International Space Station crew as they prepare for their mission from Star City, Russia.

On May 26 and 27, the primary crew members for Expedition 48-49 completed their final training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. The crew includes Soyuz Commander Anatoly Ivanishin (Roscosmos), alongside Flight Engineers Kate Rubins (NASA) and Takuya Onishi (JAXA).

The mission is scheduled to launch on June 24 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Traveling aboard the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft, the crew is set to begin a four-month residency on the International Space Station.

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