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.
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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).
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)
Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Anna Kikina, and Pyotr Dubrov, 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 during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 75 to the International Space Station, Monday, July 13, 2026 at 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 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)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina and backup crew member Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin give a thumbs up while 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 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 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is helped into her Russian Sokol suit as she and fellow crew mates, 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. The launch will send Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)
Expedition 75 crewmemebers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, wave as they 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/Victor Zelentsov)
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)
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)
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 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, and backup crew members: NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin and Konstantin Borisov, right, are seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 75 to the International Space Station, Monday, July 13, 2026 at 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)
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)
Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, along with backup crewmemebers: NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin, and Konstantin Borisov, 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, along with backup crewmemebers: NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin, and Konstantin Borisov, 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, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, right, are seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz MS-29 launch to the International Space Station, Monday, July 13, 2026, at 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/John Kraus)
Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, along with backup crew members Deniz Burnham of NASA and Dmitry Petelin and Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Monday, July 13, 2026, at 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/John Kraus)
Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, along with backup crewmemebers: NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin, and Konstantin Borisov, 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)
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)
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)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, and NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, left, speak with Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina following pressure checks of their Russian Sokul suits 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 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)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina talks with backup crew member Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin while waiting 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 75 NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina wait to have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked, as they and fellow crewmate, Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina waves while waiting 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 75 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina has her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crew mates, 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/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, left, NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after having 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).
Expedition 74 backup crew members: Anil Menon of NASA, Petr Dubrov and Anna Kikina of Roscosmos, watch 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 crew members: Anna Kikina of Roscosmos, left, Petr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA, right, watch 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 crew members: Anil Menon of NASA, left, Petr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina of Roscosmos, right, pose for a photograph 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 crew members: Anil Menon of NASA, left, Petr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina of Roscosmos, right, pose for a photograph 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 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, right, 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)
Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, right, 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)
Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon, foreground, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, background, 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)
Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, right, 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)
Expedition 75 Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, left, and Anna Kikina, smile for a selfie taken by Expedition 75 backup crew member Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos, as the crew has their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked with fellow crewmate, NASA astronaut Anil Menon, and they prepare 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, arrive at the launch pad to board the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for launch, 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 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, right, arrive at the launch pad to board the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for launch, 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, top, NASA astronaut Anil Menon, middle, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, bottom, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for launch, 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 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmoanuts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, get in an elevator to board the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for launch, 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 prime crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, seated left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina, seated right, joined by backup crew members, Deniz Burnham of NASA, standing left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin, and Konstantin Borisov, standing right, pose for a group photograph as the prime crew prepares for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)
Expedition 75 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, foreground, Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, talk with friends and family after having 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/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)
Expedition 75 Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, foreground, Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, talk with friends and family after having 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/GCTC/Pavel Shvets)
jsc2026e039164 (June 9, 2025) --- Soyuz MS-29 prime crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. Credit: GCTC
Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, along with Expedition 74 backup crew members: Anil Menon of NASA, Petr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anna Kikina of Roscosmos, right, are seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 74 to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Williams, Kud-Sverchkov and Mikaev, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on November 27. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
jsc2026e011296 (March 3, 2026) --- From left, Expedition 75 crew members Anil Menon, Anna Kikina, and Pyotr Dubrov participate in an emergency training session at Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas, ahead of their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel
jsc2026e011297 (March 3, 2026) --- From left, Expedition 75 crew members Anna Kikina, Anil Menon, and Pyotr Dubrov participate in an emergency training session at Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas, ahead of their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel
jsc2026e009934 (Feb. 25, 2026) --- From left, Expedition 75 crew members Pyotr Dubrov, Anil Menon, and Anna Kikina participate in an emergency training session at Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas, ahead of their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/James Blair
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)
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)