Alexander Samokutyaeva approved commander of the ship, which will go into space on Sept. 26 – TVNZ

Alexander Samokutyaeva approved in the main crew of the ISS-41/42 as the commander of the “Soyuz TMA-14M” and ISS flight engineer.

– rather extensive flight program will be carried out more than 50 experiments, – said Alexander Samokutyayev. – Many of them have good applied focus – for science, for medicine and for humanity as a whole.

Start “Soyuz TMA-14M” with a crew of astronauts Roscosmos Samokutyaeva Alexander and Elena Serova and astronaut NASA Barry Wilmore is scheduled for September 26.

– We will fulfill the role of “cleaning”, we need to remove the old equipment that is on board, – said Alexander Samokutyayev. – It does not work anymore, but prevents further equip the ISS. It is hard enough, but we are ready.

The governor of the Penza region wished illustrious countryman not forget native village, and a whole crew of fruitful work and a successful return to Earth.