Expedition 63 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is seen outside the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner 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 63 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is seen outside the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner 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 63 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is seen outside the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner 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 30 Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin is seen in a gift of traditional Kazakhstan dress during a welcome ceremony at the Kostanay Airport in Kazakhstan on Friday, April 27, 2012. NASA Astronaut Burbank, and Russian Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin returned from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 29 and 30 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 63 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is helped out of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft just minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, 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)

Expedition 63 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is helped out of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft just minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, 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)

Expedition 63 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is helped out of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft just minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, 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)

Expedition 63 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is helped out of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft just minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, 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)

Anatoly Ivanishin, Expedition 26 back up crew member is seen at the State Commission meeting held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Anatoly Ivanishin, Expedition 26 back up crew member, speaks at the State Commission press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Seated from left, Expedition 30 Commander Daniel Burbank, Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov, and Anatoly Ivanishin are seen during a welcome ceremony and press conference at the Kostanay Airport in Kazakhstan on Friday, April 27, 2012. NASA Astronaut Burbank, and Russian Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin returned from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 29 and 30 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 30 flight engineer Anatoly Ivanishin rests outside the Soyuz TMA-22 Capsule just minutes after he and Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and flight engineer Anton Shkaplerov landed in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Friday, April 27, 2012. Ivanishin, Burbank, and Shkaplerov are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 29 and 30 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 29 Russian Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin answers a reporter’s question during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Ivanishin, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov and NASA Flight Engineer Dan Burbank is scheduled for November 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin is welcomed home by colleagues and family in Star City, Russia on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Russian Cosmonaut Ivanishin, Expedition 30 Commander Daniel Burbank, and Russian Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov landed outside of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan earlier in the day from over five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedtion 29 and 30 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

PHOTO DATE: 09-20-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 29 crew members Dan Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin during Routine Ops MS02 training with instructor Bill Frank. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 09-20-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 29 crew members Dan Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin during Routine Ops MS02 training with instructor Bill Frank. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 09-20-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 29 crew members Dan Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin during Routine Ops MS02 training with instructor Bill Frank. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 09-20-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 29 crew members Dan Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin during Routine Ops MS02 training with instructor Bill Frank. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

Expedition 29 Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin is seen at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch November 14 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

201204270011hq (April 27, 2020) --- Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos rests outside the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft shortly after parachuting to Earth with crewmates (out of frame) Dan Burbank of NASA and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos. Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi

Expedition 30 flight engineer and Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is seen smiling as he is extracted from the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and flight engineer Anton Shkaplerov in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Friday, April 27, 2012. Ivanishin, Burbank and Shkaplerov are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 29 and 30 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 63 Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin, left, and Ivan Vagner are seen inside the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft just minutes after they and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, 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)

Expedition 30 flight engineer and Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is seen as he is extracted from the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and flight engineer Anton Shkaplerov in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Friday, April 27, 2012. Ivanishin, Burbank and Shkaplerov are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 29 and 30 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 30 Flight Engineers Anatoly Ivanishin, far left, and Anton Shkaplerov are welcomed home by colleagues and family in Star City, Russia on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Russian Cosmonauts Ivanishin, Shkaplerov and Expedition 30 Commander Daniel Burbank landed outside of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan earlier in the day from over five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedtion 29 and 30 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank, left, Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Anatoly Ivanishin sit in chairs outside the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after they landed in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Friday, April 27, 2012. NASA Astronaut Burbank, Russian Cosmonauts Shkaplerov and Ivanishin are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 29 and 30 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

201204270043hq (April 27, 2012) --- Expedition 30 Flight Engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin is extracted from the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft shortly after parachuting to Earth with crewmates (out of frame) Dan Burbank of NASA and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos. Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi

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)

jsc2020e017075 - 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)

jsc2020e017122 - Expedition 63 Crew Waves Farewell - Expedition 63 crewmembers Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, top, Chris Cassidy of NASA, center, and Anatoly Ivanishin wave goodbye as they 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)

jsc2020e017069 - 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)

jsc2020e017084 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked 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)

jsc2020e017126 - Expedition 63 Crew Waves Farewell - Expedition 63 crewmembers Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Chris Cassidy of NASA, and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos 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)

jsc2020e017088 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked 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)

jsc2020e017082 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, center, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos pose for a group photo after suiting up and preparing for leak checks of their launch and entry suits at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan as they prepared for launch Thursday, April 9, 2020 on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft. 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)

jsc2020e017065 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, and Anatoly Ivanishin, center, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos leave 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)

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)

jsc2020e017062 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos signs a door in the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for launch on a Soyuz rocket with Chris Cassidy of NASA, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Thursday, April 9, 2020 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The crew is beginning a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017066 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, and Anatoly Ivanishin, center, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos leave 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)

jsc2020e017083 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked 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)

jsc2020e017117 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin walks to board the Soyuz rocket prior to launch with Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos and Chris Cassidy of NASA, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, the trio 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)...

jsc2020e017085 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked 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)

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)

jsc2020e017068 - 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)

Expedition 29 Russian Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin speaks during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 29 to the International Space Station, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch November 14 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 63 NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner sit in chairs outside the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft after they 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)

Expedition 26 back up crew members Michael Fossum, left, Anatoly Ivanishin and Satoshi Furukawa are seen talking at the State Commission meeting held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

jsc2020e017101 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, right, talk to 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)...

jsc2020e017114 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin, Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA wave to workers as they arrive at 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)...

jsc2020e017073 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin, left, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos don their Sokol suits a few hours ahead of their launch on a Soyuz rocket with 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 29 crew members NASA Flight Engineer Daniel Burbank, far left, Russian Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Russian Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin are seen the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 29 to the International Space Station in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

jsc2020e017130 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos wave farewell as they depart 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/Victor Zelentsov)...

jsc2020e017102 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, right, talk to 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)...

jsc2020e017111 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin, left, Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, center, and Chris Cassidy of NASA depart building 254 via bus 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)...

jsc2020e017115 - 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 arrive at 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)...

jsc2020e017079 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, center, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos don their Sokol suits a few hours ahead of their launch on a Soyuz rocket, 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)

jsc2020e017110 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin, left, Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, center, and Chris Cassidy of NASA depart building 254 via bus 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)...

jsc2020e017103 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, right, talk to 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)...

jsc2020e017108 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin, center, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, 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 29 crew members NASA Flight Engineer Daniel Burbank, far left, Russian Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Russian Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin pose for photos at the end of a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

jsc2020e017106 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin, center, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, 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)...

jsc2020e017099 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin, left, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, talk as Chris Cassidy of NASA has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of their launch on a Soyuz rocket, 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 29 crew members NASA Flight Engineer Daniel Burbank, far left, Russian Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov, Russian Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin, Expedition 29 NASA back up crew member Joseph Acaba, backup Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and backup Flight Engineer Sergei Revin are seen at the start of a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 29 crew members NASA Flight Engineer Daniel Burbank, far left, Russian Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov, Russian Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin, Expedition 29 NASA back up crew member Joseph Acaba, backup Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and backup Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, far right, pose for photos at the end of a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

jsc2020e017116 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA, pose for a group photograph with Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin, center, mission management and the backup the crew at the launch pad, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, the crew 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)...

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)...

Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 26 Flight Engineer, left, answers a question as Michael Fossum, Expedition 26 back up crew member and Anatoly Ivanishin, Expedition 26 back up crew member, right, look on during the State Commission press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 26 Flight Engineer Catherine Coleman, smiling, and Expedition 26 Soyuz Commander Dmitry Kondratyev wait to have their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 in Kazakhstan. Expedition 26 back up crew members Satoshi Furukawa, standing far right, and Anatoly Ivanishin are seen as they support the prime crew. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

jsc2020e017089 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, left, has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Chris Cassidy of NASA, seated center, and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, seated right, 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)

jsc2020e017096 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, seated center, and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, seated right, 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)...

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)...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 prime crewmember Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signs in for the start of final qualification exams May 26 as his crewmates, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (left) and Kate Rubins of NASA (right) look on. Rubins, Onishi and Ivanishin will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

At the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos tries his hand a billiards June 30 during pre-launch activities. Ivanishin, Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Kate Rubins of NASA will launch July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Alexander Vysotsky

Accompanied by his wife, ISS Expedition 48-49 crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos walks to a bus at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia June 24 as he and his crewmates departed for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Kate Rubins of NASA, Ivanishin and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch July 7 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 prime crewmember Kate Rubins of NASA signs in for the start of final qualification exams May 26 as her crewmates, Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) look on. Rubins, Onishi and Ivanishin will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

At the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) take a stroll down the “Walk of Cosmonauts” June 30 as part of their pre-launch activities. Rubins, Ivanishin and Onishi will launch July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Alexander Vysotsky

At the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) pose for pictures June 30 during traditional pre-launch activities. Rubins, Ivanishin and Onishi will launch July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Alexander Vysotsky

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) pose for pictures May 26 during a final qualification exam session. Rubins, Onishi and Ivanishin will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

At the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) pose for pictures June 30 after Rubins and Onishi, both first-time fliers, planted trees in their names in traditional pre-launch activities. Rubins, Ivanishin and Onishi will launch July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Alexander Vysotsky

At the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) conduct rendezvous rehearsals on a laptop computer simulator June 30 as instructors look on. Rubins, Ivanishin and Onishi will launch July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Alexander Vysotsky

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, training instructors monitor the work of Expedition 48-49 prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA, Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos during final qualification exams May 26. Rubins, Onishi and Ivanishin will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 prime crewmembers Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Kate Rubins of NASA (right) report to officials May 26 at the start of final qualification exams. Rubins, Onishi and Ivanishin will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

At the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (second from left), Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (second from right) and Kate Rubins of NASA (far right) listen to a rendezvous instructor June 30 during pre-launch training. Rubins, Ivanishin and Onishi will launch July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Alexander Vysotsky

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) pose for pictures May 26 during a final qualification exam session. Rubins, Onishi and Ivanishin will launch June 24 on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll

jsc2020e017128 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, talk to Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin, NASA Director for Human Space Flight Programs, Russia, Tricia Mack, left, and other mission managers prior to departing for the launch pad as backup crew members, 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/Victor Zelentsov)...

jsc2020e017100 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, seated left, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, seated right, pose for a photo with backup crew members Steve Bowen of NASA, standing left, Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin and of Roscosmos , standing right after the crew had their Sokol suits pressure checked prior to launch on a Soyuz rocket, 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)...

jsc2020e017105 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, talk to Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin, right, NASA Director for Human Space Flight Programs, Russia, Tricia Mack, 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 48 crew portrait with 46S crew (Jeff Williams, Oleg Skripochka, Aleksei Ovchinin) and 47S crew (Anatoli Ivanishin, Kate Rubins, Takuya Onishi). Photo Date: June 26, 2015. Location: Building 8, Room 183 - Photo Studio. Photographer: Bill Stafford.

From left; Catherine Coleman, NASA Flight Engineer, Dmitry Kondratyev, Soyuz Commander, Paolo Nespoli, Italian astronaut and Flight Engineer, Michael Fossum, Expedition 26 back up crew member, Anatoly Ivanishin, Expedition 26 back up crew member and Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 26 back up crew member are seen at the State Commission meeting held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

From left; Catherine Coleman, NASA Flight Engineer, Dmitry Kondratyev, Soyuz Commander, Paolo Nespoli, Italian astronaut and Flight Engineer, Michael Fossum, Expedition 26 back up crew member, Anatoly Ivanishin, Expedition 26 back up crew member and Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 26 back up crew member are seen at the State Commission press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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

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

ISS030-E-117046 (12 Jan. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, Expedition 30 flight engineer, floats into the Unity node of the International Space Station.

jsc2020e017093 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017094 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017092 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017090 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017095 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA gives a thumbs up as he has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017091 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017098 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

jsc2020e017097 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)