jsc2020e017086 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, foreground, waits to have his Sokol suit pressure checked, as backup crew member Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos looks on, 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)

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)...

jsc2020e014997 (March 2, 2020) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and backup Expedition 63 Flight Engineer Andrei Babkin.

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

jsc2020e014998 (March 2, 2020) --- The backup Expedition 63 crewmembers pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. From left are, NASA astronaut Steve Bowen and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin.

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.

jsc2020e016217 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 63 backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos (right) arrive for Soyuz qualification exams March 11. They are the backups to Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, who are scheduled to launch April 9 in 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.

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.

jsc2020e016218 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 63 backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos (right) pose for pictures March during Soyuz qualification exams March 11. They are the backups to Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, who are scheduled to launch April 9 in 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.

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.

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.

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.

jsc2020e016222 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 63 backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andrei Babkin (right) of Roscosmos pose for pictures March 12 during the second day of Soyuz qualification exams. They are the backups to Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos who are scheduled 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.

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.

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.

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..

jsc2020e016984 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 63 backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andrei Babkin (right) of Roscosmos pose for pictures April 3 in front of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft as part of pre-launch activities. 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 Baikonur on April 9 for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy/Roscosmos.

jsc2020e016841 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 63 prime crewmembers Ivan Vagner (front left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (front center) of Roscosmos and NASA’s Chris Cassidy (front right) carry flowers March 23 to the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, as part of pre-launch activities. Behind them are the backup crewmembers, Andrey Babkin and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and NASA’s Steve Bowen. 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...Irina Spector/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016840 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 63 backup and prime crewmembers pose for pictures March 24 in front of the statue of Vladimir Lenin prior to their departure for their launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. From left to right are backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos and prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos. 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...Irina Spector/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

jsc2020e016864 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 63 prime and backup crewmembers raise the Russian, U.S. and Kazakh flags March 26 in a traditional ceremony. From left to right are prime crewmembers Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, prime crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA and his backup, Steve Bowen of NASA and backup crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy/Roscosmos.

jsc2020e016866 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (left), who is the Deputy Director of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, presides over the traditional flag-raising ceremony March 26 as part of pre-launch activities for the Expedition 63 crew. The prime and backup crews are seen from left to right --- prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos and the backup crewmembers, Steve Bowen of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy/Roscosmos.

jsc2020e016834 - On the right, Expedition 63 backup crewmembers Steve Bowen of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos meet with Russian space officials March 24 after arriving at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch preparations following a flight from their training base at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. They are the backups to the prime crewmembers, 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 for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy/ Roscosmos.

jsc2020e016865 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 63 prime and backup crewmembers raise the Russian, U.S. and Kazakh flags March 26 in a traditional ceremony. From left to right are prime crewmembers Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, prime crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA and his backup, Steve Bowen of NASA and backup crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy/Roscosmos.

jsc2020e016868 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 63 prime and backup crews attend the traditional flag raising ceremony March 26 as part of their pre-launch activities. Seen from left to right are prime crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos and the backup crewmembers, Steve Bowen of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin of Roscosmos. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy/Roscosmos.

jsc2020e016867 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 63 prime and backup crewmembers raise the Russian, U.S. and Kazakh flags March 26 in a traditional ceremony. From left to right are prime crewmembers Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, prime crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA and his backup, Steve Bowen of NASA and backup crewmembers Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin. Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will launch April 9 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy/Roscosmos.

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.

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)...

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)...

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)