Vasilevskaya on space flight: We will go above and beyond to fulfill our tasks

The main crew of the 21st visiting expedition to the International Space Station will go above and beyond to fulfill all its tasks, member of the main crew Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus told reporters, BelTA has learned.

“The management of the Cosmonaut Training Center wished us good luck and success, it also wished the main crew to take off as planned. We are ready for the flight and we will give it our all. It is a great crew to go into space with,” said Marina Vasilevskaya.

A reminder, the Cosmonaut Training Center hosted a farewell ceremony for the main and backup crews of the 21st visiting expedition to the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Taking part in the ceremony were family members and close relatives of the cosmonauts.

The main crew of the 21st visiting expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) includes Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, Belarus’ Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson

The backup crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, Belarusian space flight participant Anastasia Lenkova and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit.