Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina trains for NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.

Roscosmos Cosmonaut Anna Kikina smiles during a training inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility to prepare for her upcoming journey to the International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission. Credit: NASA/James Blair

Cosmonaut Anna Kikina sits in a mockup of the spacecraft that will take NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station during a training at SpaceX in Hawthorne, Claifornia.

Cosmonaut Anna Kikina poses for a portrait before her launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

A SpaceX suit bears the name of cosmonaut Anna Kikina and a Russian flag. Kikina is a crewmember of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station.

Cosmonaut Anna Kikina looks on while wearing a SpaceX launch and entry suit during a training in Hawthorne, California before her launch as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station.

jsc2025e074928 (September 16, 2025) --- Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074926 (September 16, 2025) --- Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074927 (September 16, 2025) --- Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074923 (September 16, 2025) --- Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074925 (September 16, 2025) --- Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074924 (September 16, 2025) --- Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e076360 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.

jsc2025e076359 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, right, speaks during a meeting with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, left, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks during a meeting with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

From left to right, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann pose for a photo, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, center, speaks during a meeting with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Flags of Germany and the United States are seen during a meeting with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, speaks during a meeting with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, second from right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, shakes hands with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, right, speaks during a meeting with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, second from left, and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, second from right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

A patch belonging ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, left, is seen during a meeting with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, listens as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, left, speaks during a meeting with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

From left to right, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer pose for a photo, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

From left to right, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer are seen prior to a meeting, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

jsc2025e067809_alt (July 31, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Anna Kikina poses for a preflight portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

S78-35303 (31 Jan 1978) --- Astronaut Anna L. Fisher.

jsc2025e074865 (September 16, 2025) --- NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class and reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

S85-34358 (june 1985) - Astronaut Anna L. Fisher.

NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina train for their upcoming SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station inside a mockup facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/James Blair

Astronaut Anna Fisher observes Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module and service module mating operations in Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 9, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Anna Fisher observes Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module and service module mating operations in Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 9, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Anna Fisher observes Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module and service module mating operations in Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 9, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Anna Fisher observes Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module and service module mating operations in Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 9, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Anna Fisher observes Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module and service module mating operations in Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 9, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Anna Fisher observes Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module and service module mating operations in Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 9, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Anna Fisher observes Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module and service module mating operations in Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 9, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Anna Fisher observes Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module and service module mating operations in Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 9, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Astronaut Anna Fisher observes Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module and service module mating operations in Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 9, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann prepare for the unlikely event of an emergency before their mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/James Blair

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

jsc2026e039167 (July 2, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-29 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

NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon, foreground, watches as Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit up for launch, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send the trio to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

jsc2025e076271 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Photo Credit: NASA - Helen Arase Vargas

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S84-40162 (21 Aug. 1984) --- Astronaut Anna L. Fisher controls the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm from inside the "orbiter" as part of her training program in the Johnson Space Center's Shuttle Mock-up and Integration Laboratory. Dr. Fisher, one of three mission specialists for mission 51-A, is inside the cabin portion of a trainer called the Manipulatory Development Facility (MDF). She is able to operate the arm in conjunction with an air bearing floor and to log a great deal of rehearsal time for her flight, on which the retrieval of a low-orbiting communications satellite is planned. Photo credit: NASA

NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon and her children watch as a Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio lifted off for the Soyuz MS-29 mission at 7:47 p.m. local time to begin their long-duration stay aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon and her children watch as a Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio lifted off for the Soyuz MS-29 mission at 7:47 p.m. local time to begin their long-duration stay aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

jsc2022e072965 (3/17/2022) --- A view into NASA's Kennedy Space Center’s Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) during experiment verification testing for the Plant Habitat-03 investigation. The image shows the Arabidopsis plants growing in the APH just before the four seed bags are installed. The plants are just beginning to develop flower stalks. Image courtesy of Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul.

jsc2025e076361 (09/22/2025) --- Photographic coverage of NASA 2025 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Announcement Ceremony

NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 crewmember Anil Menon, left, and his wife, NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon, right, pose for a photograph between glass, Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Expedition 75 crewmember Anna Kikina of Roscosmos is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Anna Michalak, an Orbiting Carbon Observatory science team member from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, speaks during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission, the first NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

From left to right: NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina prepare for the unlikely event of an emergency by training inside a mockup that models the real orbiting lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas ahead of their upcoming International Space Station mission. Credit: NASA/James Blair

51A-20-004 (12 Nov. 1984) --- Astronaut Anna L. Fisher is pictured near the aft flight deck of Discovery, where she remained very busy on Nov. 12 and 14 while fellow crew members worked to retrieve two stranded communications satellites. Fisher appears to be taking photos from the observation station. A camera floats just above her head. Photo credit: NASA

Swedish National Space Agency Director General, Anna Rathsman, speaks to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine during a multilateral meeting of the heads of space agencies at the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator, Pam Melroy, left, poses for a photo with the Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy, Dr. Anna Christmann, Thursday, March 31, 2022, at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Serena Auñon-Chancellor's niece, Anna Sophia, listens as Jason Crusan, director, NASA Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Division, speaks with the STEM in 30 team Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 75 crewmember NASA astronaut Anil Menon shares a moment with his wife, NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon, and children following a pressure check of his Russian Sokul suit before launch, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch will send NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Expedition 75 crewmember NASA astronaut Anil Menon shares a moment with his wife, NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon, and children before a pressure check of his Russian Sokul suit before launch, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch will send NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Expedition 75 crewmember NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, waves to his wife, NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon, right, while departing building 254 before launch, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch will send NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Family members, friends, and guests wave to Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina as they depart building 254 before launch, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch will send the trio to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina waits to have her Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked, as she and fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 74 backup crew member Anna Kikina of Roscosmos is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on November 27. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Anna Christmann delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the German Ambassador’s Residence in Washington. Germany is the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Anna Christmann delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the German Ambassador’s Residence in Washington. Germany is the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Anna-Marie Williams talks on the phone to her husband Expedition 21 with Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams who is onboard the International Space Station (ISS) from the Mission Control Center Moscow in Korolev, Russia shortly after the successful docking of the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft with the International Space Station marking the start of Expedition 21 with Williams, Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev, and Spaceflight Participant Guy Laliberté, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina walks to board the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for launch with NASA astronaut Anil Menon, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina holds up a sign as she and fellow crew mates, Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina signs a mural at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for suit-up and launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina signs a mural at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for suit-up and launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina waves as she departs the Cosmonaut Hotel with crew mates Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, to suit-up for their Soyuz launch, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)

Expedition 75 crew members: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, prepare to have their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked as they ready for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crew members: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, prepare to have their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked as they ready for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crew members: Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, foreground, Anna Kikina, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, background, prepare to have their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked as they ready for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, report to Roscosmos leadership as they depart building 254 for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, depart building 254 for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 75 crewmemebers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked as they prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronauts Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber).

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is seen after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronauts Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber).

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronauts Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber).

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is helped onto a helicopter onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronauts Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed while onboard SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber).

Anna L. Fisher, Astronaut-Candidate (ASCAN) in Water Immersion Facility (WIF) Training. 1. ASCAN Fisher, Anna L. - Training JSC, HOUSTON, TX

12-year-old Anna Chibiskova of Moscow speaks during the Soyuz post-docking press conference at the Russian mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia on Saturday March 28, 2009. Chibiskova was the winner of an International logo design contest for the Expedition 19 mission. Stas Pyatkin, (not pictured) from the Uglegorsk Amur region, won third place and 12-year-old Keytlin Riley (not pictured) from New York won second place. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 74 backup crew members Anil Menon of NASA, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Petr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on November 27. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 74 backup crew members: Anna Kikina of Roscosmos, left, and Anil Menon of NASA, are seen as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at Site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on November 27. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 74 backup crewmembers: Anil Menon of NASA, background, Roscosmos cosmonauts Petr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, foreground, are seen behind glass as the prime crew has their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronaut Chris Williams has his photo made with Expedition 74 backup crew member Anna Kikina of Roscosmos, by Expedition 74 backup crew member Anil Menon of NASA, as he waits to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on the Soyuz Rocket to the International Space Station with fellow crewmembers, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 74 backup crew members Anil Menon of NASA, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Petr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on November 27. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crew members: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)