speaking from the Oval Office Friday.

Skvortsov is a veteran of two previous stays aboard the lab while Parmitano completed a long duration flight in 2013.the arrival and departure of multiple visiting vehicles and a full slate of scientific research.

NASA After the arrival of a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship late next week and a Russian Progress freighter on July 31.along with a mandatory safety briefing.asking Aldrin and Apollo 11 crewmate Mike Collins what they thought of a direct-to-Mars approach.

Seated on the stage behind Pence are (from right to left): Florida Gov.Vice President Mike Pence celebrated the Apollo 11 anniversary with Buzz Aldrin.

The Soyuz MS-13/59S spacecraft carrying commander Alexander Skvortsov.

to visit the station since Cirque du Soleil co-founder Guy Lalibert completed the 10th such stay in 2009.stops tracking how much of Afghanistan is controlled by Taliban 05:51 President Ashraf Ghanis office issued a statement on Tuesday asking for clarification on Mr.

just before arriving in Kabul.that he could order such a military intervention in lieu of a peaceful resolution to the 18-year-war that began with the U.

dismissing it as a puppet regime of the U.The Afghan leadership has been left somewhat side-lined by the process.