jsc2020e017003 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft and its booster are transported from the integration building to the Site 31 launch pad April 6 for final preparations for launch. Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos are set to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-16 April 9 for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e014991 (Dec. 18, 2019) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy.

jsc2019e052246 - Inside the Kremlin in Moscow, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left) and Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right) pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon Sept. 5 after laying flowers at the Wall where Russian space icons are interred. They will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2024e009738 (April 20, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-25 Flight Engineer Tracy Dyson poses for a crew portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Credit: GCTC/Andrey Shelepin

jsc2019e052152 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, prime spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left) and his backup, Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates (right) pose for pictures Sept. 5 during a pre-flight news conference. Almansoori will launch with Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Credit/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016974 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA waters a tree bearing his name April 1 in a traditional pre-launch activity. Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center..

jsc2019e052156 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left), Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right) pose for pictures Sept. 5 as part of a pre-flight news conference. They will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Credit/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

iss063-s-002 (Nov. 12, 2019) --- The official Expedition 63 crew portrait. From left are, NASA astronaut and Commander Chris Cassidy and Roscosmos cosmonauts and Flight Engineers Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner.

jsc2019e052238 - The next crew to launch to the International Space Station walks along the Kremlin Wall at Red Square in Moscow Sept. 5 for the traditional ceremony of laying flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred. From left to right are spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates and Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA. They will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016966 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 backup crewmember Steve Bowen of NASA plays a game of ping-pong April 1 as he takes a break from pre-launch training. Bowen and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos are the backups to the prime crew, Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, who will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016964 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos plays a game of billiards April 1. Ivanishin, Chris Cassidy of NASA and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e006818 (Dec. 18, 2019) --- Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA.

jsc2020e016970 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos (center) plants a tree bearing his name April 1 in traditional pre-launch activities. Looking on are crewmates Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (left) and Chris Cassidy of NASA (second from left) and backup crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, Steve Bowen of NASA and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos on the right. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016870 - Along the Walk of the Cosmonauts at the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 backup crewmember Steve Bowen of NASA lays flowers March 27 at the site where the tree bearing the name of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, is planted. March 27, 2020 marked the 52nd anniversary of Gagarin’s death at the age of 34. Looking on are cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, the Deputy Director of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, and backup crewmates Andrei Babkin and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos. Looking on at the right are prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos who will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016960 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Ivan Vagner (center) and Anatoly Ivanishin (right) of Roscosmos play a game of chess April 1. They are preparing to launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017047 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner (right) of Roscosmos pose for pictures April 8 as they prepare for launch. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052245 - At the Kremlin Wall in Red Square in Moscow, Expedition 61 crewmember Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos lays flowers where Russian space icons are interred Sept. 5 as part of traditional pre-flight ceremonies. Skripochka, Jessica Meir of NASA and spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e032665 - Exp-64 Prime Crew Member Kate Rubins from GCTC

jsc2022e007515 (Jan. 18, 2022) --- Official portrait of Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Denis Matveev. Credit: Andrey Shelepin

jsc2020e016783 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos (right) listen as the Russian State Commission approves them for launch March 23 on the eve of their departure for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017036 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA provides a fist pump April 8 responding to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session as he prepares for launch. Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016962 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA plays a game of chess April 1. Cassidy and Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052243 - With St. Basil’s Cathedral serving as a backdrop, the next crew to launch to the International Space Station and their backups walk through Red Square in Moscow Sept. 5 as part of traditional pre-launch activities. From right to left are Expedition 61 crewmembers Jessica Meir of NASA and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates and backups, Tom Marshburn of NASA and Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates. Meir, Skripochka and Almansoori will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017038 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA responds to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session April 8 as he prepares for launch. Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center..

jsc2020e016849 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Ivan Vagner (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) pose for pictures March 25 in front of their Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft as part of pre-launch training activities. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052235 - Inside the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow, the prime and backup crewmembers for the next launch to the International Space Station pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon Sept. 5 as part of pre-flight activities. From left to right are the backup crewmembers, Tom Marshburn of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and spaceflight participant Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates and the prime crewmembers, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA. Meir, Skripochka and Almansoori will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016956 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Ivan Vagner (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) review launch procedures April 1. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017046 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 63 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures April 8 as they prepare for launch. From left to right are prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos and backup crewmembers Andrei Babkin and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Steve Bowen of NASA. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016959 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 backup crewmember Steve Bowen of NASA plays a game of billiards April 1 as he takes a break from pre-launch training. Bowen and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos are the backups to the prime crew, Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, who will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017005 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft and its booster stand vertically the Site 31 launch pad April 6 for final preparations for launch following rollout. Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos are set to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-16 April 9 for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016953 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner (right) of Roscosmos practice rendezvous techniques on a laptop simulator April 1 as they prepare for launch. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2023e052790 (Oct. 13, 2022) --- Pictured from left, Soyuz MS-24 crew members NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub pose for a portrait at the Garagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in their Sokol launch and entry suits. Credit: Andrey Shelepin

jsc2019e052151 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left), Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right) pose for pictures Sept. 5 as part of a pre-flight news conference. They will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Credit/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2023e052359 (April 20, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson poses for a portrait in her Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Credit: GCTC/Andrey Shelepin

jsc2022e007513 (Jan. 18, 2022) --- Official portrait of Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Sergey Korsakov. Credit: Andrey Shelepin

jsc2020e014992 (Nov. 12, 2019) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 63 Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner.

jsc2020e016975 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Ivan Vagner (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) pose for pictures April 1 during pre-launch training. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052237 - Inside the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow, the prime and backup crewmembers for the next launch to the International Space Station pose for pictures Sept. 5 as part of pre-flight activities. From left to right are the prime crewmembers, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates and Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA, and their backups, Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Tom Marshburn of NASA. Meir, Skripochka and Almansoori will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017002 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft and its booster are transported from the integration building to the Site 31 launch pad April 6 for final preparations for launch. Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos are set to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-16 April 9 for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052241 - Inside the Kremlin in Moscow, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left) and Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right) pose for pictures in front of the Tsar Bell Sept. 5 after laying flowers at the Wall where Russian space icons are interred. They will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052247 - At the Kremlin Wall in Red Square in Moscow, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left) and Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos (center) and Jessica Meir of NASA (right) pose for pictures Sept. 5 after laying flowers at the Wall where Russian space icons are interred. They will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016958 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 backup crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov (left) and Andrei Babkin (center) of Roscosmos and Steve Bowen of NASA (right) share a game of chess April 1. They are the backups to the prime crew, Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, who will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016869 - Along the Walk of the Cosmonauts at the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA lays flowers March 27 at the site where the tree bearing the name of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, is planted. March 27, 2020 marked the 52nd anniversary of Gagarin’s death at the age of 34. Looking on are cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, the Deputy Director of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, and Cassidy’s crewmates, Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos. Cassidy, Vagner and Ivanishin will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016968 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin (bottom) and Ivan Vagner (top) of Roscosmos take a ride on tilt tables April 1 to test their vestibular systems. Along with Chris Cassidy of NASA, they will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016848 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (top) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner (bottom) of Roscosmos run through procedures during a pre-launch training session in the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft March 25. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2023e052795 (April 20, 2023) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-26 Commander Alexey Ovchinin poses for a crew portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Credit: GCTC/Andrey Shelepin

jsc2020e006822 (Nov. 12, 2019) --- Backup Expedition 63 Flight Engineer Steve Bowen of NASA.

jsc2022e007512 (Jan. 18, 2022) --- Soyuz MS-21 crew members (from left) Sergey Korsakov, Oleg Artemyev, and Denis Matveev pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. They will serve aboard the International Space Station as Expedition 67 crew members. Credit: Andrey Shelepin

jsc2020e017039 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos responds to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session April 8 as he prepares for launch. Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016976 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 backup and prime crewmembers pose for pictures April 1 as part of pre-launch activities. From left to right are backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos and prime crewmembers Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA. Vagner, Ivanishin and Cassidy will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017044 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA responds to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session April 8 as he prepares for launch. Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052236 - With St. Basil’s Cathedral serving as a backdrop, the next crew to launch to the International Space Station and their backups walk through Red Square in Moscow Sept. 5 as part of traditional pre-launch activities. From right to left are Expedition 61 crewmembers Jessica Meir of NASA and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates and backups, Tom Marshburn of NASA, Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos. Meir, Skripochka and Almansoori will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016955 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andrei Babkin (right) of Roscosmos practice rendezvous techniques on a laptop simulator April 1. They are the backups to the prime crew, Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, who will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center..

jsc2020e017001 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft and its booster are transported from the integration building to the Site 31 launch pad April 6 for final preparations for launch. Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos are set to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-16 April 9 for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017048 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner (right) of Roscosmos pose for pictures April 8 as they prepare for launch. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016843 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA prepares to enter the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft March 25 as part of pre-launch training activities. Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016999 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft and its booster are transported from the integration building to the Site 31 launch pad April 6 for final preparations for launch. Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos are set to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-16 April 9 for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

iss063-s-002a (Nov. 12, 2019) --- The official Expedition 63 crew portrait with (clockwise from bottom left) Doug Hurley of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, Chris Cassidy of NASA, Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos and Bob Behnken of NASA.

jsc2020e016954 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andrei Babkin (right) of Roscosmos review launch procedures with trainers April 1. They are the backups to the prime crew, Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, who will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052147 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of NASA listens to a reporter’s question Sept. 5 during a pre-launch news conference. Meir, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Credit/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016963 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA plays a game of billiards April 1. Cassidy and Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016971 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos (center) plants a tree bearing his name April 1 in traditional pre-launch activities. Looking on are crewmates Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (left) and Chris Cassidy of NASA (right). They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017043 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA responds to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session April 8 as he prepares for launch. Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e006816 (Dec. 18, 2019) --- Backup Expedition 63 Flight Engineer Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos.

jsc2020e014993 (Nov. 12, 2019) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 63 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Anatoly Ivanishin.

jsc2020e016961 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA plays a game of chess April 1. Cassidy and Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016967 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (left) take a spin April 1 to test their vestibular systems as part of pre-launch training. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016977 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures April 1 as part of pre-launch activities. From left to right are prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos and backup crewmembers Andrei Babkin and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Steve Bowen of NASA. Vagner, Ivanishin and Cassidy will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016844 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin (left) and Ivan Vagner (right) of Roscosmos share some thoughts on procedures March 25 during pre-launch training activities. Along with Chris Cassidy of NASA, they will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016969 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Ivan Vagner (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) take a stroll down the Walk of Cosmonauts April 1. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center..

jsc2020e017004 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft and its booster are transported from the integration building to the Site 31 launch pad April 6 for final preparations for launch. Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos are set to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-16 April 9 for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016845 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos runs through procedures during a pre-launch training session in the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft March 25. Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA will launch April 9 on the Soyuz from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center..

jsc2019e052154 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of NASA listens to a reporter’s question Sept. 5 during a pre-launch news conference. Meir, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Credit/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016972 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin (left) and Ivan Vagner (center) of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) pose for pictures April 1 after Vagner planted a tree bearing his name in pre-launch activities. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016965 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA plays a game of ping-pong April 1. Cassidy and Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e006821 (Nov. 12, 2019) --- Expedition 63 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Anatoly Ivanishin.

jsc2019e052242 - With St. Basil’s Cathedral at Red Square in Moscow serving as a backdrop, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates flashes a thumbs up sign Sept. 5 during traditional pre-flight activities. Almansoori and Expedition 61 crewmembers Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017000 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft and its booster are transported from the integration building to the Site 31 launch pad April 6 for final preparations for launch. Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos are set to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-16 April 9 for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016784 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA (standing) acknowledges the Russian State Commission’s approval of him for launch March 23 as his crewmates look on. From left to right are backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and prime crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center..

jsc2020e017040 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA smiles as he responds to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session April 8 as he prepares for launch. Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017045 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos (right) responds to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session April 8 as he prepares for launch. Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy (left) of NASA will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e032666 - Exp-64 Prime Crew Member Sergey Ryzhikov from GCTC

jsc2022e007514 (Jan. 18, 2022) --- Official portrait of Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-21 Commander Oleg Artemyev. Credit: Andrey Shelepin

jsc2020e016846 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos suits up March 25 for pre-launch training activities. Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e014994 (Nov. 12, 2019) --- The prime Expedition 63 crewmembers pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. From left are, NASA astronaut and Commander Chris Cassidy and Roscosmos cosmonauts and Flight Engineers Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner.

jsc2020e016957 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Ivan Vagner (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA (right) review launch procedures with trainers April 1. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017037 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) responds to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session April 8 as he prepares for launch. Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin (right) and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016847 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA suits up March 25 for pre-launch training activities. Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from Baikonur for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e032667 - Exp-64 Crew Photo - Prime; Kate Rubins, Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov from GCTC

jsc2020e017042 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin responds to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session April 8 as he prepares for launch. Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e017049 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner (right) of Roscosmos pose for pictures April 8 as they prepare for launch. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052155 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates answers a reporter’s question Sept. 5 as part of a pre-flight news conference. Almansoori, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Jessica Meir of NASA will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Credit/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2017e129519 (Jan. 18, 2017) --- Astronaut and Expedition 54-55 Flight Engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

jsc2020e017041 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner (right) of Roscosmos listen to questions provided by reporters in a virtual question and answer session April 8 as they prepare for launch. They will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016973 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos waters a tree bearing his name April 1 in a traditional pre-launch activity. Ivanishin, Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA will launch April 9 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e032664 - Exp-64 Prime Crew Member Sergey Kud-Sverchkov from GCTC

jsc2019e052240 - At the Kremlin Wall in Red Square in Moscow, Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of NASA lays flowers where Russian space icons are interred Sept. 5 as part of traditional pre-flight ceremonies. Meir, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052153 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates (left), Jessica Meir of NASA (center) and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos listen to a reporter’s question Sept. 5 as part of a pre-flight news conference. They will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Credit/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2019e052248 - At the Kremlin Wall in Red Square in Moscow, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates lays flowers where Russian space icons are interred Sept. 5 as part of traditional pre-flight ceremonies. Almansoori, and Expedition 61 crewmembers Jessica Meir of NASA and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos will launch Sept. 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for a mission on the International Space Station...Andrey Shelepin/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e006820 (Dec. 18, 2019) --- Expedition 63 Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos.