jsc2024e050130 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman is pictured smiling in her flight suit during training at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e050127 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman trains inside a Dragon mockup crew vehicle at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e050128 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman focuses on her training inside a Dragon mockup crew vehicle at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e050129 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman is pictured inside a Dragon mockup crew vehicle at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e050131 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman poses for a photo in her flight suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e050142 (May 13, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman checks out a grid fin on a Falcon 9 first-stage booster at SpaceX’s HangarX facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e050148 (May 13, 2024) --- From left, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman and Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson look off into the distance from the launch tower at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e050147 (May 13, 2024) --- SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman from NASA and Mission Specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov from Roscosmos are all smiles from the launch tower at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e064526 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 commander and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman participates in a training session at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. Her name, “Z. Cardman” is prominently shown with the American flag. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e022261_alt (March 22, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a portrait in a photography studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e022261_alt2 (March 22, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a portrait in a photography studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e074784 (Nov. 13, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman conducts training for the unlikely event of an emergency at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2025e032534 (March 18, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman conducts training for the unlikely event of an emergency at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/David DeHoyos

jsc2023e067699_alt (Oct. 27, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-11 Commander Zena Cardman poses for a portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Texas.

jsc2023e067715_alt (Oct. 27, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-11 Commander Zena Cardman poses for a portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Texas.

jsc2024e052331 (June 23, 2024) --- SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman of NASA's Commercial Crew Program poses for a portrait in her flight suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e010943 (Jan. 26, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman conducts cold transfer skills training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2025e064523 (June 23, 2025) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 commander and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is pictured training inside a mockup of a Dragon cockpit at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e064525 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 commander and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a photo during a training session at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. Credit SpaceX

jsc2025e064528 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 commander and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a photo during a training session at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. Credit SpaceX

jsc2025e064527 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 commander and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a photo during a training session at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. Credit SpaceX

jsc2025e064523 (June 23, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 commander and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is pictured training inside a mockup of a Dragon cockpit at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2024e052323 (July 22, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman smiles as she gets better acquainted with the Dragon spacecraft, which will take them to the International Space Station no earlier than mid-August. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e041103 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, participates in a training session Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

jsc2025e041095 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, participates in a training session at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

jsc2025e041085 (April 9, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station trains inside a Dragon training crew spacecraft at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.

jsc2025e034088 (Dec. 4, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, trains for her mission at a SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California, ahead of her flight to the International Space Station.

jsc2025e041086 (April 9, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station trains inside a Dragon training crew spacecraft at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.

jsc2025e060299 (May 19, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, poses for a portrait in her pressure suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

iss073e0872076 (Oct. 10, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman inspects a spacesuit helmet during maintenance activities inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

jsc2025e034083 (Dec. 4, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, trains inside a SpaceX Dragon mockup at a SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California, ahead of her flight to the International Space Station.

jsc2024e052324 (July 22, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Zena Cardman and Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson are pictured in their flight suits at SpaceX’s new Dragon refurbishing facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2025e034082 (Dec. 4, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, trains inside a SpaceX Dragon mockup at a SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California, ahead of her flight to the International Space Station.

jsc2025e006003 (Feb. 3, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman (left), and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (right) conduct training scenarios with their instructors at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e034100 (March 27, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission Zena Cardman is photographed during an interview in a studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, before her upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e041107 (April 11, 2025) --- NASA astronauts Mike Fincke (left) and Zena Cardman (right), the pilot and commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, are pictured during a training session at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

iss073e1162979 (Nov. 24, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman poses for a playful portrait before closing the hatch to Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft attached to the International Space Station's Unity module.

iss073e0505793 (Aug. 9, 2025) --- NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Jonny Kim, both Expedition 73 Flight Engineers, are pictured inside the International Space Station's Unity module during weekend housecleaning and maintenance activities. Kim and Cardman are both part of NASA Astronaut Group 22 selected in June 2017 with 12 other astronauts, including two Canadian Space Agency astronauts, and affectionately nicknamed "The Turtles."

iss073e0982912 (Oct. 28, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman works inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. Cardman was repairing a computer hard drive inside the Multi-use Variable-g Platform-02—a research device that can generate artificial gravity to study how microbes, plants, cells, protein crystals, and more might grow in different gravity environments including the Moon and Mars.

iss073e0505687 (Aug. 4, 2025) --- NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman, both Expedition 73 Flight Engineers, pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Unity module during a break in weekend housecleaning and maintenance activities. Kim and Cardman are both part of NASA Astronaut Group 22 selected in June 2017 with 12 other astronauts, including two Canadian Space Agency astronauts, and affectionately nicknamed "The Turtles."

iss073e1198126 (Nov. 28, 2025) --- Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Chris Williams and Zena Cardman, both NASA astronauts, seen here with the ISS Ham Radio during a school contact inside the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module. Cardman was helping new NASA Flight Engineer Chris Williams familiarize himself with station hardware, operations, and systems during his second day aboard the orbital outpost.

iss074e0007219 (Dec. 30,2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman is pictured in her pressurized spacesuit, checking its communication and power systems ahead of a spacewalk planned for Thursday, Jan. 8, 2025. At upper right, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui assists Cardman as she tests the operations of her spacesuit inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock.

iss073e0605876 (Sept. 4, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman processes bone stem cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Cardman was helping researchers explore how microgravity affects bone tissue to safeguard a crew member’s skeletal system and possibly treat aging conditions and bone diseases on Earth.

iss074e0000616 (Dec. 16, 2025) --- NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Zena Cardman, both Expedition 74 Flight Engineers, work on spacesuit maintenance inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

iss073e0917417 (Oct. 21, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman performs communications maintenance swapping radios and checking their peformance on a pair of spacesuits inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

iss073e0422197 (Aug. 3, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman transfers emergency hardware from the International Space Station into the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft as part of standard operations.

iss073e0658307 (Sept. 10, 2025) --- Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Zena Cardman and Jonny Kim, both NASA astronauts, smile for a portrait during a break in thier research duties duties aboard the International Space Station.

jsc2026e002117 (Jan. 16, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-11 Commander Zena Cardman waves to officials at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. She departed the International Space Station and returned to Earth the day before aboard the Dragon spacecraft for a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of San Diego, California. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

iss073e0545167 (Aug. 25, 2025) --- Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Zena Cardman of NASA unpack some of the science, supplies, and hardware delivered aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft and begin installing the new gear inside the International Space Station.

iss073e0813519 (Sept. 26, 2025) --- NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, both Expedtion 73 Flight Engineers, pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module during science hardware maintenance in Kibo's airlock.

iss073e0545175 (Aug. 25, 2025) --- Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Zena Cardman of NASA unpack some of the science, supplies, and hardware delivered aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft and begin installing the new gear inside the International Space Station.

iss073e0814460 (Sept. 18, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Unity module unpacking new hardware just hours after the arrival of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft.

iss073e0768346 (Sept. 25, 2025) --- Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Zena Cardman of NASA and Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) partner together inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module removing a small satellite orbital deployer from inside Kibo's airlock

iss073e0505497 (Aug. 2, 2025) --- NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Commander Zena Cardman is welcomed aboard the International Space Station by Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers of NASA after the Dragon crew spaceraft docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port.

iss073e0545092 (Aug. 26, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman works inside a portable glovebag aboard the International Space Station's Harmony module. Cardman was installing experiment modules containing liver tissue into an artificial gravity generator for a biotechnology investigation exploring how bioprinted, or engineered, liver tissues containing blood vessels behave in microgravity. Results may improve long term health for astronauts and improve quality of life for patients on Earth.

iss073e0546278 (Aug. 26, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman works inside a portable glovebag aboard the International Space Station's Harmony module. Cardman was installing experiment modules containing liver tissue into an artificial gravity generator for a biotechnology investigation exploring how bioprinted, or engineered, liver tissues containing blood vessels behave in microgravity. Results may improve long term health for astronauts and improve quality of life for patients on Earth.

iss073e0886350 (Oct. 17, 2025) --- Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Zena Cardman of NASA train inside the cupola to capture JAXA’s HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft using the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Yui will lead the robotic capture operations, while Cardman will monitor data and telemetry during HTV-X1’s approach and rendezvous with the International Space Station.

iss073e0702302 (Sept. 16, 2025) --- NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Jonny Kim, both Expedition 73 flight engineers, practice Canadarm2 robotic arm maneuvers on the Destiny laboratory module's robotics workstation. Kim commanded the Canadarm2 two days later to capture Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft with Cardman backing him up as the spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station.

iss073e0886336 (Oct. 17, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman prepares to photograph NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Jonny Kim during scientific and maintenance operations inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module.

iss073e0981639 (Sept. 11, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman practices Canadarm2 robotic maneuvers at the robotics workstation inside the International Space Station's cupola. Kim was preparing for the robotic capture of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft that launched on Sept. 14, 2025, and arrived on Sept. 18 delivering about 11,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware to the Expedition 73 crew.

iss073e0818450 (Oct. 2, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman transfers the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-2 (ADSEP-2) from the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft for installation inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. ADSEP-2 can be launched to the orbital outpost and returned to Earth aboard commercial cargo vehicles. It supports a range of investigations, including cell and tissue culturing, protein crystal growth, microbiology, and materials science.

iss073e0505925 (Aug. 15, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman operates the robotics workstation in the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module during a computerized test tracking space-related effects on her brain function. Part of the CIPHER suite of 14 human research investigations, the cognition study could lead to advanced tools like brain scans and task simulations for future long-duration missions.

iss073e0818458 (Oct. 2, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman installs the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-2 (ADSEP-2) inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module, which she removed earlier from the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft. ADSEP-2 can be launched to the orbital outpost and returned to Earth aboard commercial cargo vehicles. It supports a range of investigations, including cell and tissue culturing, protein crystal growth, microbiology, and materials science.

iss073e0817247 (Sept. 30, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman installs sample cassettes into the ADSEP-4 (Advanced Space Experiment Processor) located inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. She was conducting research operations for the Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory biotechnology experiment, which is investigating methods to advance pharmaceutical manufacturing in microgravity.

iss073e0865452 (Oct. 7, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman inspects sample cassettes for installation into the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-4 (ADSEP-4) at the maintenance work area inside the International Space Station's Harmony module. She was conducting research operations for the Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory biotechnology experiment, which is investigating methods to advance pharmaceutical manufacturing in microgravity.

iss073e0814456 (Sept. 18, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Unity module opening the hatch to Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft. Cygnus had arrived at the orbital outpost just a few hours earlier, where it was captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm and installed on Unity’s Earth-facing port.

iss073e0548967 (Aug. 29, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman works inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock and performs pressure and leak checks on spacesuit jetpack components. The jetpacks are attached to the rear of spacesuits and are a safety mechanism a spacewalker would use to maneuver back to the orbital outpost in the unlikely event they became untethered from their worksite.

iss073e0865458 (Oct. 7, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman inspects sample cassettes for installation into the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-4 (ADSEP-4) at the maintenance work area inside the International Space Station's Harmony module. She was conducting research operations for the Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory biotechnology experiment, which is investigating methods to advance pharmaceutical manufacturing in microgravity.

iss073e0511718 (Aug. 20, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman speaks on a ham radio with the NixderStelar youth organization from Lima, Peru. The youngsters asked about using artificial intelligence on the International Space Station, how research in space benefits humans on Earth, and how living in weightlessness affects their bodies. Astronauts frequently speak to students, professionals, and government officials using the ham radio aboard the orbital outpost's Destiny laboratory module.

iss073e0818454 (Oct. 2, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman transfers the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-2 (ADSEP-2) from the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft for installation inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. ADSEP-2 can be launched to the orbital outpost and returned to Earth aboard commercial cargo vehicles. It supports a range of investigations, including cell and tissue culturing, protein crystal growth, microbiology, and materials science.

iss073e0818462 (Oct. 2, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman displays the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-2 (ADSEP-2), which she installed inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module after removing it from the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft. ADSEP-2 can be launched to the orbital outpost and returned to Earth aboard commercial cargo vehicles. It supports a range of investigations, including cell and tissue culturing, protein crystal growth, microbiology, and materials science.

NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, right, Zena Cardman, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, third from right, speak with staff of the House Veterans Affairs Committee about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expeditions 73 and 74, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and Yui spent 167 days onboard the orbiting laboratory as part of Expeditions 73 and 74. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman presents NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman with a montage from Expeditions 73 and 74 while NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui look on, Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman signs a montage from Expeditions 73 and 74 after presenting it to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, while NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui look on, Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman presents NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman with a montage from Expeditions 73 and 74 while NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui (not pictured) look on, Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman presents NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman with a montage from Expeditions 73 and 74 while NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui look on, Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, speaks with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman poses for a photo with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman poses for a photo with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, greets NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, poses for a photo with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Aya Collins, director of the engagement division of NASA’s Office of Communications, moderates a discussion with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, Monday, June 1, 2026 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 73 and 74 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui pose for a photo after a tour of the Earth Information Center, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 73 and 74 NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui tour the Earth Information Center, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 73 and 74 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke are seen during a tour of the Earth Information Center, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 73 and 74 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui tour the Earth Information Center, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 73 and 74 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke are seen during a tour of the Earth Information Center, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 73 and 74 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke are seen during a tour of the Earth Information Center, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 73 and 74 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui pose for a photo after a tour of the Earth Information Center, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman hugs the NASA “worm” sign after a tour of the Earth Information Center, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 73 and 74 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui tour the Earth Information Center, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Aya Collins, director of the engagement division of NASA’s Office of Communications, moderates a discussion with, from left to right, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, Monday, June 1, 2026 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, Cardman, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui speak about their time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui speak about their time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

iss073e0886344 (Oct. 17, 2025) --- NASA astronauts (from left) Jonny Kim and Mike Fincke take a break during science and maintenance activities and smile for a portrait taken by NASA astronaut Zena Cardman inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module.

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)