This was reported by the press service of Roscosmos.

It is noted that the ceremonial farewell of the crews of the 66th expedition to the International Space Station was held at the Cosmonaut Training Center.

“A few hours later, they arrived at the Baikonur cosmodrome to complete prelaunch preparations,” said Roscosmos.

The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft is scheduled for October 5.

Earlier, Roskosmos reported that the ISS is preparing for the re-docking of Russian spacecraft.