Is he holding a model of Sputnik?
Quote from: Kansan52 on 09/08/2017 08:09 pmIs he holding a model of Sputnik?Yes, for the 60th anniversary of Sputnik 1.
Soyuz rocket rolls out to the launch pad in Baikonur, Kaz. for the launch of @Astro_Sabot @AstroAcaba & Misurkin: flic.kr/s/aHsm3Qbdjj
Published on 10 Sep 2017At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft and its Soyuz booster were transported from the Integration Facility to the launch pad on a railcar Sept. 10 for final preparations before launch Sept. 13 to the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-06 will carry Expedition 53-54 Soyuz Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and flight engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA to the orbital complex for a five-and-a-half month mission. Also included are interviews at the launch pad with Joe Montalbano, Deputy ISS Program Manager and Sean Fuller, Director of Human Spaceflight Programs in Russia following the rocket's rollout.This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-NHQ_2017_0910_VF_E53-54%20Soyuz%20MS-06%20Rollout%20to%20the%20Launch%20Pad.html
Has Kanai been replaced by Walker?
Scott D. Tingle Verified account @Astro_Maker 2m2 minutes agoThere it is! The Soyuz MS-06 rocket on the launch pad, ready to bring my friends Sasha, @Astro_Sabot, and @AstroAcaba to @Space_Station.
Quote from: Endeavour126 on 09/10/2017 06:40 pmHas Kanai been replaced by Walker?No. Shannon Walker is only serving as backup for Joe Acaba.If Norishige Kanai remained as backup, another Japanese astronaut or an ESA astronaut would've flown alongside Aleksandr Misurkin and Mark Vande Hei.