jsc2025e074501 (June 9, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-28 Backup Flight Engineer Anil Menon poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Credit: GCTC

jsc2025e074498 (Jan. 16, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-28 Commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Credit: GCTC

jsc2025e074499 (Jan. 16, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-28 Flight Engineer Sergey Mikaev poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Credit: GCTC

jsc2025e074502 (Aug. 14, 2020) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-28 Backup Commander Pyotr Dubrov poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Credit: GCTC

jsc2025e074503 (July 2, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-28 Backup Flight Engineer Anna Kikina poses for a portrait in her Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Credit: GCTC

jsc2025e074500 (June 9, 2025) --- Soyuz MS-28 backup crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Ann Kikina pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. Credit: GCTC

jsc2025e074496 (Dec. 12, 2024) --- Soyuz MS-28 crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. Credit: GCTC

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 62 crew members Jessica Meir and Drew Morgan of NASA, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, Friday, April 17, 2020. Meir and Skripochka returned after 205 days in space, and Morgan after 272 days in space. All three served as Expedition 60-61-62 crew members onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritskiy is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and \Sergey Ryzhikov prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (April 7 Eastern Time), in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Kim, Ryzhikov, Zubritskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)

jsc2020e017070 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos dons his Sokol suit a few hours ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, they lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, second from left, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, third from right, are seen touring building 254 during a fit check to prepare for launch, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 33/34 Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Ford, Novitskiy and Tarelkin on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 62 crew member Jessica Meir of NASA gives a thumbs up after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan landed in their Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Friday, April 17, 2020. Meir and Skripochka returned after 205 days in space, and Morgan after 272 days in space. All three served as Expedition 60-61-62 crew members onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 prime crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked during a fit check to prepare for launch with crew mates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 63 NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy is seen outside the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, October 22, 2020, Kazakh time (Oct. 21 Eastern time). Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner returned after 196 days in space having served as Expedition 62-63 crew members onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Denis Derevtsov)

Flight Engineer Joe Acaba has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-04M on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Acaba, Expedition 31 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka, and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin onboard, launched at 9:01 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, May 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

From left to right, Expedition 64 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and Expedition 64 backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Petr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are seen during a press conference prior to the prime team’s launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 backup crew member Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos is seen heading inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a final fit check with fellow Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates, Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 51 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for 1:13 p.m. April 20 Baikonur time, and will carry Yurchikhin and crewmate Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA into orbit to begin their four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos speaks during a press conference prior to his launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 backup crew member, Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos is seen at the conclusion of a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017125 - Expedition 63 Crew Waves Farewell - Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, waves goodbye as he, Chris Cassidy of NASA, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos prepare to climb aboard the Soyuz MS-16 rocket at Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 9, 2020. They launched a short time later to the International Space Station for the start of a six-and-a-half month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

From left to right, Expedition 65 backup crew member Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, pose for a photo after the final fit check to prepare for launch Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is helped into her Russian Sokol suit as she and fellow cremates, Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is seen as she prepares to have her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crewmates Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, left, Expedition 61 astronaut Jessica Meir of NASA, center, and Expedition 61 cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos prepare to board the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft for launch, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Meir, Skripochka, and Almansoori will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 35 Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin, left, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, right, and Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, back left, watch a video as the crew bus departs the Cosmonaut Hotel on Thursday, March 28, 2013 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Misurkin, Vinogradov and Cassidy launched at 2:43 a.m. local time on March 29. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

Expedition 65 prime and backup crew members raise the flags of Russia, the United States, and Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in traditional ceremonies outside the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and backup crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Expedition 65 backup crew member, NASA astronaut Anne McClain and prime crew NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Expedition 65 backup crew cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and prime crew cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is seen during a press conference prior to the prime crew’s launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 prime and backup crew members raise the flags of Russia, the United States, and Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in traditional ceremonies outside the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and backup crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Expedition 65 backup crew member, NASA astronaut Anne McClain and prime crew NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Expedition 65 backup crew cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and prime crew cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Mikaev, left, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and NASA astronaut Chris Williams, right, meet with NASA and Roscosmos management ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)

The Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 62 crew members Jessica Meir and Drew Morgan of NASA, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, Friday, April 17, 2020. Meir and Skripochka returned after 205 days in space, and Morgan after 272 days in space. All three served as Expedition 60-61-62 crew members onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, are seen after donning their Sokol suits during a fit check to prepare for launch, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, pose for a photo with Expedition 65 backup crew members, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, after a tree planting ceremony that is part of traditional pre-launch activities, Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Vande Hei, Novitskiy and Dubrov are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, waves farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft for launch with fellow crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a two-orbit, three-hour flight to reach the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 35 NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, center, is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov, and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin on a five and a half month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/ Irina Peshkova)

jsc2020e017107 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, report to Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin, right, as they depart building 254 for the launch pad, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, they lifted off on a Soyuz rocket for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)...

Expedition 42 Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (ESA), and Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the early hours of Nov. 24 and will carry Virts, Cristoforetti, and Shkaplerov into orbit to begin their five and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos is seen inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 64 backup crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Petr Dubrov of Roscosmos, pose for a photo at the bus after arriving in Baikonur, Kazakhstan from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. The prime crew is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmosdrome on a Soyuz rocket October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 crew members Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, left, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos are seen on monitors during the Soyuz qualification exams Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of their scheduled launch October 14 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, back, and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, middle, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, front, of Roscosmos, are seen inside the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft during a fit check, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are preparing for launch to the International Space Station in their Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 14, Baikonur time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmate, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for 1:13pm April 20 Baikonur time, and will carry Fischer and Yurchikhin into orbit to begin their four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos wave during Soyuz qualification exams Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of their scheduled launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba, seated left, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka, and, Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, seated right, pose for a picture with their backup crew members Kevin Ford, standing left, Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin, standing right, just a few hours before their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-04M on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Padalka, Revin, and Acaba onboard, launched at 9:01 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, May 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are seen behind glass for quarantine with Expedition 65 backup crew members Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, Anton Shkaplerov, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, after a fit check in preparation for launch of the prime crew, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 64 backup crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Petr Dubrov of Roscosmos meet with mission managers ahead of their Soyuz qualification exams Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 64 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov walks to board the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft prior to launch with Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Kate Rubins of NASA, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ryzhikov, fellow cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ryzhikov, fellow cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Russian support personnel work around the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft shortly after it landed n a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 62 crew members Jessica Meir and Drew Morgan of NASA, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, Friday, April 17, 2020. Meir and Skripochka returned after 205 days in space, and Morgan after 272 days in space. All three served as Expedition 60-61-62 crew members onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 backup crew member, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos signs in for Soyuz qualification exams Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of the Expedition 65 launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos arrive for Soyuz qualification exams Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of the Expedition 65 launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos pauses for a photo as he climbs inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during the final fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 64 Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on Oct. 14 to start a six-month mission onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 63 Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is seen outside the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, October 22, 2020, Kazakh time (Oct. 21 Eastern time). Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner returned after 196 days in space having served as Expedition 62-63 crew members onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Denis Derevtsov)

Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is seen as she climbs inside the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft during the final fit check, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 63 crew members Chris Cassidy of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Thursday, October 22, 2020, Kazakh time (Oct. 21 Eastern time). Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner returned after 196 days in space having served as Expedition 62-63 crew members onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Denis Derevtsov)

Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos dons his Sokol suit during the fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 65 backup crew member, Anne McClain of NASA, is seen during Soyuz qualification exams Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of the Expedition 65 launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 backup crew member, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos signs in for Soyuz qualification exams Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of the Expedition 65 launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

NASA astronaut Chris Williams has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Mikaev, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)

Expedition 65 crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, signs in for Soyuz qualification exams while crew mates Mark Vande Hei of NASA, left, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos look on, Monday, March 22, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of their scheduled launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Oleg Kononenko, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Dyson is returning to Earth after logging 184 days in space as a member of Expeditions 70-71 aboard the International Space Station and Chub and Kononenko return after having spent the last 374 days in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)

Expedition 59 cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, and Nick Hague of NASA don their Sokol suits prior to their launch on a Soyuz rocket with Christina Koch of NASA, Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Hague, Koch, and Ovchinin launched March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 65 prime crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, left, has his Sokol suit pressure checked while fellow crew mates, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, center, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos look on, during a fit check to prepare for launch, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, and Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA dons their Sokol suits ahead of their launch on a Soyuz rocket, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. During the Soyuz spacecraft's climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred, resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered and is in good condition. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 62 crew member Andrew Morgan of NASA is helped out of the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft just minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Friday, April 17, 2020. Meir and Skripochka returned after 205 days in space, and Morgan after 272 days in space. All three served as Expedition 60-61-62 crew members onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 crew member Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos plays a game of ping-pong, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ryzhikov, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos and Kate Rubins of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos has his Sokol suits pressure checked for his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. During the Soyuz spacecraft's climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred, resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered and is in good condition. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 43 Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) dons his Russian sokol suit ahead of his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crew mates, NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko Friday, March 27, 2015 in Baikonor, Kazakhstan. As the one-year crew, Kelly and Kornienko will return to Earth on Soyuz TMA-18M in March 2016. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 31 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka, left, Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, and Flight Engineer Joe Acaba, right, talk with family members after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-04M on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Padalka, Revin, and Acaba onboard, launched at 9:01 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, May 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, right, pose for a photo during an official farewell ceremony prior to their departure to Baikonur for launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Friday, March 26, 2021, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA is seen laying in a seat liner as he and fellow crew mates, Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, have their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked a few hours ahead of their launch, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Tyurin, Wakata, and, Mastracchio will launch in their Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to the International Space Station to begin a six-month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

Expedition 64 crew members NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, left, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos arrive for Soyuz qualification exams Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of their scheduled launch October 14 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 64 backup crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Petr Dubrov of Roscosmos arrive for Soyuz qualification exams Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 64 crew members Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, left, Kate Rubins of NASA ,center, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos arrive for Soyuz qualification exams Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of their scheduled launch October 14 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017055 - Expedition 63 Launch - The Soyuz MS-16 lifts off from Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Thursday, April 9, 2020 sending Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos into orbit for a six-hour flight to the International Space Station and the start of a six-and-a-half month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 prime crew member Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos lays flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Moscow. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaevis helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, NASA astronaut Chris Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)

Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba, left, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka, and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, right, don their Russian Sokol suits ahead of their launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-04M on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Padalka, Revin, and Acaba onboard, launched at 9:01 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Tuesday, May 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017104 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, talk to Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin, 3rd from left, and other mission managers prior to departing for the launch pad, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, they lifted off on a Soyuz rocket for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)...

Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, gives a thumbs up as he climbs inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during the final fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 65 backup crew member Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is seen with crew mates NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos during Soyuz qualification exams Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of the Expedition 65 launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 54 prime crew members flight engineer Norishige Kanai of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), left, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, right, pose for a picture with backup crew members of NASA, right, Sergey Prokopev of Roscosmos, center, and Alex Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), right after donning their Russian Sokol suits in preparation for launch to the International Space Station Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Tingle, Kanai, and Shkaplerov on a five month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 75 NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, talk as they and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina have their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)

From left to right, Expedition 64 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos and Expedition 64 backup crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and Russian cosmonaut Petr Dubrov of Roscosmos, pose for a photo in front of the Tsar Bell in Red Square after laying flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Moscow. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 63 NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy smiles from inside the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft just minutes after he and Roscosmos cosmonauts Ivan Vagner, and Anatoly Ivanishin, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, October 22, 2020, Kazakh time (Oct. 21 Eastern time). Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner returned after 196 days in space having served as Expedition 62-63 crew members onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Denis Derevtsov)

The Soyuz MS-17 rocket is launched with Expedition 64 Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Ryzhikov, Kud-Sverchkov, and Rubins launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, signs in for Soyuz qualification exams Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of his scheduled launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, who is in quarantine, puts her hand up to the glass to meet her mother at the conclusion of a press conference, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for Dec. 3 that will carry McClain, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) into orbit to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani). Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, who is in quarantine, puts her hand up to the glass to meet her mother after having her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for her launch aboard the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the same day and will carry McClain, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) into orbit to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: ((GCTC/NASA/Andrey Shelepin))

Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritskiy is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and \Sergey Ryzhikov prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (April 7 Eastern Time), in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Kim, Ryzhikov, Zubritskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)

jsc2020e017067 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin, left, Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, center, and Chris Cassidy of NASA, right, wave farewell as they depart their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan to travel to their suit up facility for launch on the Soyuz MS-16 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Thursday, April 9, 2020. They are beginning a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

From left to right, Expedition 64 backup crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Petr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Expedition 64 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos pose for a photo at Red Square after laying flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Moscow. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is seen as she prepares to have her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crewmates Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017124 - Expedition 63 Crew Waves Farewell - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA waves goodbye as he, and cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, prepare to climb aboard the Soyuz MS-16 rocket at Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, April 9, 2020. They launched a short time later to the International Space Station for the start of a six-and-a-half month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 crew member Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos signs in for Soyuz qualification exams as crew mate Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos looks on, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen as his Russian Sokol suit is pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 crew members Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, left, and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, center, and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, right, pose for a picture as part of pre-launch activities, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)