Astronauts attend training in Russia's Star City

(25 Oct 2016) Astronauts attended training and exams in Russia's Star City on Tuesday as part of preparations for the future International Space Station expedition 50/51. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy are all taking part in the expedition. During the two days of training and exams, which began on Monday, the crew was tested on how to find and fix technical issues in the station and to solve other problems. The expedition is due to launch to the space station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 15 Novermber 2016, returning to Earth in May 2017. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d8353d335da562d71a344c692940f583