A mosaic sign welcomes visitors outside the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, April 5, 2021. NASA team members arrived in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the April 9, MS-18 spacecraft launch with Expedition 65 crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Camels are spotted as NASA team members arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the launch of Expedition 65 crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, Monday, April 5, 2021. Vande Hei, Dubrov, and Novitskiy are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A mosaic sign welcomes visitors outside the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, April 5, 2021. NASA team members arrived in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the April 9, MS-18 spacecraft launch with Expedition 65 crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A mosaic sign welcomes visitors outside the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, April 5, 2021. NASA team members arrived in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the April 9, MS-18 spacecraft launch with Expedition 65 crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Support teams wait at the Soyuz Rocket for boarding of Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos signs his name to a wall mural bearing the picture of a Soyuz launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Dubrov, Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy performs the traditional door signing at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector
Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos plays a game of ping-pong, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked during a fit check to prepare for launch with crew mates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, pose for a photo after a tree planting ceremony that is part of traditional pre-launch activities, Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked during a fit check to prepare for launch with crew mates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Oleg Artemyev, right, of Roscosmos practice rendezvous techniques on a laptop simulator, Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos is seen inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, right, pauses for a photo as he climbs inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during the final fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, left, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, second from left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Oleg Artemyev, right, of Roscosmos review launch procedures with trainers, Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos waters a tree bearing his name while crew mates NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, watches and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, holds it straight for him, as part of traditional pre-launch activities, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime and backup crew buses are escorted across the Baikonur Cosmodrome to building 254 for the prime crewmembers to don their Russian Sokol suits ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, left, and Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos play a game of ping-pong, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew, Novitskiy, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Oleg Artemyev, right, of Roscosmos review launch procedures with trainers, Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos plays a game of billiards, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos dons his Sokol suit during the fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew member Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos heads inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check with fellow Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
NASA ISS Program Manager Joel Montalbano and other NASA team members arrive at the Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the launch of Expedition 65 crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, Monday, April 5, 2021. Vande Hei, Dubrov, and Novitskiy are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos signs his name to a wall mural bearing the picture of a Soyuz launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Novitskiy, Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, takes part in spin chair training, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Novitskiy, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov, right, of Roscosmos practice rendezvous techniques on a laptop simulator, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked during a fit check to prepare for launch with crew mates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos plays a game of billiards, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew, Novitskiy, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, left, and Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos play a game of ping-pong, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew, Novitskiy, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy receives the traditional blessing outside the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 backup crew member NASA astronaut Anne McClain, gives a thumbs up as she climbs inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a final fit check with fellow Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov receives the traditional blessing outside the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei receives the traditional blessing outside the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, waters a tree bearing his name as part of traditional pre-launch activities, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Vande Hei, Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov performs the traditional door signing at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector
Expedition 65 prime crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos dons his Sokol suit during the fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, takes part in spin chair training, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, signs his name to a wall mural bearing the picture of a Soyuz launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Vande Hei, Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will sent Novitskiy, Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, plays a game of chess with his crew mate Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Vande Hei, Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew member Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos gives a thumbs up as he climbs inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a final fit check with fellow Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked during a fit check to prepare for launch with crew mates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, left, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos take part in tilt table training Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Novitskiy, Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Oleg Artemyev, right, of Roscosmos practice rendezvous techniques on a laptop simulator, Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
A fox walks around the Soyuz launch pad at site 31, Thursday, April 8, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos plays a game of billiards, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew, Novitskiy, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Russian Sokol suit gloves and pressure testing equipment are in place for Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov as they prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 backup crew member Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos is seen heading inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a final fit check with fellow Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos pauses for a photo as he climbs inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during the final fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
A banner celebrating the 60th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin is seen just past the security entrance to building 254 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos dons his Sokol suit during the fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, is seen inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Engineers wait at the top of the Soyuz Rocket for boarding of Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos takes part in tilt table training Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Dubrov, Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
The Soyuz Rocket is ready and waiting for boarding of Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, gives a thumbs up as he climbs inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during the final fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, left, plays a game of backgammon with NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The prime crew, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos dons his Sokol suit during the fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos waters a tree bearing his name as part of traditional pre-launch activities, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Novitskiy, and crew mates NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, takes part in spin chair training, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Dubrov, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos is seen in his Sokol suit during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos pose for a photo outside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during the final fit check to prepare for launch Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, gives a thumbs up as he heads inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, pose for a photo during a final fit check, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos gestures as he heads inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy talks with a technician after donning his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Mark Vande Hei of NASA is assisted with his glove during a Sokol suit pressure check to prepare for launch with crew mates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, second from left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov center, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos are seen during a fit check Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Pyotr Dubrov, center, and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos give a thumbs up in the bus that is taking them to their final fit check to prepare for launch, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, are seen during a fit check to prepare for their launch Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked while fellow crew mates, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, right, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos look on, during a fit check to prepare for launch, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
A banner celebrating the 60th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin is seen at the site 31 launch pad prior to boarding Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov, right, of Roscosmos practice rendezvous techniques on a laptop simulator, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, second from left, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, third from right, are seen touring building 254 during a fit check to prepare for launch, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos waters a tree bearing his name while crew mates NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, center, watches and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, holds it straight for him, as part of traditional pre-launch activities, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiyprepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei gives a thumbs up after donning his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos is seen heading inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, second from left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov, right, of Roscosmos review launch procedures with trainers, Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are seen walking away from the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during the final fit check to prepare for launch Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
A banner celebrating the 60th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin is seen at the site 31 launch pad prior to boarding Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, center, and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, pose for a photo after Dubrov planted a tree bearing his name as part of traditional pre-launch activities, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, left, Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, right, are seen holding their Sokol suits during a fit check, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos is seen inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy weaves after donning his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei performs the traditional door signing at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei checks his watch after donning his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 backup crew members Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, left, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, center, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, are seen during a fit check Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei adjust one of his watches after donning his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, left, talks with Expedition 65 backup crewmember Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos after donning his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos is seen heading inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)