From left, Soyuz spacecraft commander Sergei Volkov and ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen are seen during the State Commission meeting, to approve the Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on 1 September 2015, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonour, Kazakhstan.
The mission is set to launch on 2 September 2015, from the Baikonour Cosmodrome.
Follow the whole mission with live updates via the iriss mission blog and Twitter via @esaoperations
Connect with Andreas at: andreasmogensen.esa.int/