Astronauts train at Moscow's Star City ahead of ISS launch

(11 May 2018) LEADIN: Final training sessions for Expedition 56/57 of the International Space Station (ISS) crew are being held at Star City, outside Moscow. The crew, which is made up of Russian, American and German astronauts, is due to launch for the ISS on 6 June from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. STORYLINE: Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Prokopiev, NASA astronaut Serena Maria Aunon-Chancellor and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander Gerst are getting ready for their training. The crew is due to launch for the ISS on 6 June from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. All three say they're prepared for the mission and can't wait for launch. "The crew is ready and prepared, excellent cooperation, we are waiting for our space expedition with excitement," says Prokopiev. NASA astronaut Serena Maria Aunon-Chancellor says:"Essentially we're performing duties on board, the Russian segment culminating in an emergency in which they're looking at through teamwork and how well we work together and execute the procedures safely, certainly to keep ourselves safe and station safe. And it went very well. So, today we don't know what malfunctions are headed our way, but we will be prepared and ready for them, it will be a long day but we're ready." 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/72aa9563c91bf48bf5d8b171e848b28e