Andreas Mogensen during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is seen during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonour, Kazakhstan, on 1 September 2015.

Andreas Mogensen will leave for the International Space Station from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 2 September 2015 with commander Sergei Volkov and Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov.

Follow the whole mission with live updates via the iriss mission blog and Twitter via @esaoperations

Connect with Andreas at: andreasmogensen.esa.int/