Crew Members Headed to ISS Preview Mission

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Crew Members Headed to ISS Preview Their Mission

Members of the Expedition 42/43 crew, scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in late November, previewed their upcoming mission during a news conference at Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency, and Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency will launch to the space station Nov. 23 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.

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Meet the Expedition 42/43 Crew

This is the crew introduction from the Expedition 42/43 Crew News Conference on September 18, 2014. NASA astronaut Terry Virts, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in November to begin a 5 1/2-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

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