NASA team members arrive at the Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the launch of Expedition 72 crew members: NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Pettit, Ovchinin, and Vagner are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on September 11. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan is seen as NASA and Roscosmos teams arrive in advance of the launch of Expedition 71 crewmembers NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, Sunday, March 17, 2024. Dyson, Novitskiy, and Vasilevskaya are scheduled to launch March 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan is seen as NASA and Roscosmos teams arrive in advance of the launch of Expedition 71 crewmembers NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, Sunday, March 17, 2024. Dyson, Novitskiy, and Vasilevskaya are scheduled to launch March 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA team members arrive at the Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the launch of Expedition 71 crewmembers NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, Sunday, March 17, 2024. Dyson, Novitskiy, and Vasilevskaya are scheduled to launch March 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Krayniy Airport is seen as NASA and Roscosmos teams arrive in advance of the launch of Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague and Ovchinin are scheduled to launch October 11 on a Soyuz rocket and will spend the next six months living and working aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA team members arrive at the Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the launch of Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Williams, Kud-Sverchkov, and Mikaev are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on November 27. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA embraces his wife Catie after landing at the Krayniy Airport with Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague and Ovchinin arrived from Zhezkazgan after Russian Search and Rescue teams brought them from the Soyuz landing site. During the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft's climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred, resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered and is in good condition. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA, left, is welcomed by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine after Hague landed at the Krayniy Airport with Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague and Ovchinin arrived from Zhezkazgan after Russian Search and Rescue teams brought them from the Soyuz landing site. During the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft's climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred, resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered and is in good condition. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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 57 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, and Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA, right. embrace their families after landing at the Krayniy Airport, Thursday, Oct.11, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague and Ovchinin arrived from Zhezkazgan after Russian Search and Rescue teams brought them from the Soyuz landing site. During the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft's climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred, resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered and is in good condition. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, is welcomed by Russian Orthodox Priest, Father Sergei, after Ovchinin landed at the Krayniy Airport with Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague and Ovchinin arrived from Zhezkazgan after Russian Search and Rescue teams brought them from the Soyuz landing site. During the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft's climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred, resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered and is in good condition. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA and Roscosmos teams arrive at the Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the launch of Expedition 59 crewmembers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, along with Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Monday, March 11, 2019. Hague, Koch, and Ovchinin will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

A camel is seen as NASA and Roscosmos teams arrive at the Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan several days ahead of the launch of Expedition 59 crewmembers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, along with Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Monday, March 11, 2019. Hague, Koch, and Ovchinin will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. 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)

Camels line the road as NASA team members drive to the site 31 launch pad to prepare for the launch of Expedition 68 crewmembers Frank Rubio of NASA, and Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Camels are seen as NASA and Roscosmos teams arrive in advance of the launch of Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague and Ovchinin are scheduled to launch October 11 on a Soyuz rocket and will spend the next six months living and working aboard the International Space Station. 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 welcoming visitors is seen outside the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch October 11 on a Soyuz rocket and will spend the next six months living and working aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

A mosaic sign welcomes visitors outside the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. NASA team members arrived in Baikonur in advance of the September 11 launch of Expedition 72 crew members: NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner. 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)

A mosaic sign welcomes visitors outside the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. NASA team members arrived in Baikonur in advance of the September 11 launch of Expedition 72 crew members: NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Camels are seen as NASA and Roscosmos teams arrive in advance of the launch of Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague and Ovchinin are scheduled to launch October 11 on a Soyuz rocket and will spend the next six months living and working aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

A mosaic sign welcomes visitors outside the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 17, 2024. NASA team members arrived in Baikonur in advance of the March 21 launch of Expedition 71 crewmembers NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Moon is seen from Baikonur, Kazakhstan Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025 shortly after NASA tams arrived in advance of the launch of Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on November 27. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

A mosaic sign welcomes visitors outside the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. NASA team members arrived in Baikonur in advance of the November 27 launch of Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

A mosaic sign welcomes visitors outside the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. NASA team members arrived in Baikonur in advance of the November 27 launch of Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)