ISS036-E-007249 ( June 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, creates a bubble of orange juice from a beverage dispenser in the Unity node during some of his off-duty time aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station. Parmitano is scheduled to stay aboard the orbital outpost until November.
jsc2013e007948 (Jan. 25, 2013) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano poses for his official portrait in a U.S. spacesuit at NASA's Johnson Space Center. A patch bearing the flag of his home country of Italy is attached to the spacesuit. The ESA and Italian flags are also in the left background.
iss060e033086 (8/9/2019) --- A view of European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano during the installation of the MultiScale Boiling Experiment Container (EC) in the Fluid Science Laboratory FSL) in the Columbus Module aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Multiscale Boiling investigates the fundamental basics of boiling heat transfer phenomena on a heater surface in a pool boiling configuration. Data from this investigation is used for the validation of theoretical models and numerical codes.
JSC2012-E-238485 (27 Aug. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 34 backup crew member, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is introduced during a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 60 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano attends a Karaganda Airport welcome ceremony in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 after he, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov landed their Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft in remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano attends a Karaganda Airport welcome ceremony in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 after he, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov landed their Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft in remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) performs the traditional door signing at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Andrew Morgan of NASA and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano launched at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) to begin their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 37 Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is carried to the inflatable medical tent from minutes after he landed in the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Parmitano, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg returned to earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) answers a question during a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 37 Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) smiles minutes after his landing in the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Parmitano, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg returned to earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is seen outside the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft after he landed with NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) speaks with family after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano or ESA (European Space Agency) gives a thumbs up as he waits to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Andrew Morgan of NASA, and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency smiles during the crew press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Monday, May 27, 2013, in Kazakhstan. Parmitano and his fellow crew members, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, were in quarantine and kept behind glass during the press conference in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, center, is supported by Russian Nurse Raksana Batsmanova, left, at the Karaganda Airport in Kazakhstan after he, NASA astronaut Christina Koch and, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov landed in their Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, center, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano sit in chairs outside the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is helped out of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft just minutes after he, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is helped out of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft just minutes after he, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, landed their Soyuz MS-13 capsule in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency talks during the crew press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Monday, May 27, 2013, in Kazakhstan. Parmitano and his fellow crew members, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, were in quarantine and kept behind glass during the press conference in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen as he waits to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency waves during the crew press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Monday, May 27, 2013, in Kazakhstan. Parmitano and his fellow crew members, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, were in quarantine and kept behind glass during the press conference in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov landed in their Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, center, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano attend a Karaganda Airport welcome ceremony in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is helped out of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft just minutes after he, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA is blessed by a Russian Orthodox Priest in the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano launched at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) to begin their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 37 Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is carried from the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft minutes after he landed in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Parmitano, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg returned to earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Family, friends and colleagues watch and photograph Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineers; Karen Nyberg of NASA, and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Yurichikin, Nyberg, Parmitano were departing the hotel in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency depart the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Nyberg, Yurichikin, and Parmitano departed the hotel in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, speaks during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 60 to the International Space Station, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano is seen waving goodbye to friends and family after boarding the bus that will take him to the Soyuz launch pad hours ahead of his launch, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano, right, is seen talking to family members after donning his Russian Sokol suit in preparation for his launch aboard the Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 Soyuz flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is blessed by a Russian Orthodox Priest in the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Andrew Morgan of NASA and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano launched at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) to begin their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano is seen talking to family members after donning his Russian Sokol suit in preparation for his launch aboard the Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 37 Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is carried from the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft minutes after he landed in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Parmitano, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg returned to earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 36 NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg, left, and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano share a word after donning their Russian Sokol suits in preparation for their launch aboard the Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Nyberg, Parmitano and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency signs a hotel room door at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Parmitano and his fellow crew members, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and, Flight Engineer, and Karen Nyberg of NASA, were departing the hotel in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 37 Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is carried from the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft minutes after he landed in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Parmitano, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg returned to earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) performs the traditional door signing at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Andrew Morgan of NASA and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano launched at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) to begin their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos is blessed by a Russian Orthodox Priest in the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Andrew Morgan of NASA and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano launched at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) to begin their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, left, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) are seen during a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Parmitano, and flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Yurchikhin and Nyberg on a five and a half month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano is seen talking to family members after donning his Russian Sokol suit in preparation for his launch aboard the Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket with Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad after the arrival of Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, and Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Morgan, and Skvortsov are scheduled to launch at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 37 Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) pumps his fist minutes after his landing in the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Parmitano, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg returned to earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 37 Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) waves minutes after his landing in the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Parmitano, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg returned to earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Yurchikhin and Nyberg on a five and a half month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency prepares to sign a hotel room door at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Parmitano and his fellow crew members, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and, Flight Engineer, and Karen Nyberg of NASA, were departing the hotel in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 36 NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg ,left, and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano are seen talking to family members after donning their Russian Sokol suits in preparation for their launch aboard the Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Nyberg, Parmitano and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 58 backup crew member, Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), speaks from behind glass, while in quarantine, during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 58 to the International Space Station, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for Dec. 3 and will carry Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) into orbit to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani).
Expedition 58 backup crew member, Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), speaks during a press conference, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for Dec. 3 and will carry Expedition 58 prime crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) into orbit to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani).
Expedition 58 backup crew members, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, left, and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), speak during a press conference, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for Dec. 3 and will carry Expedition 58 prime crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) into orbit to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani).
Expedition 59 backup crewmember Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency answers questions during a press conference, Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 59 crewmembers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, along with Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos 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)
Expedition 59 backup crewmember Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency is blessed by a Russian Orthodox Priest in the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for the prime crew's launch on a Soyuz rocket, Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 59 crewmembers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, along with Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos launched 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)
Expedition 59 backup crewmembers Drew Morgan of NASA, left, and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency watch as the Soyuz rocket is transported by train to the launch pad, Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 59 crewmembers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, along with Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, 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)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, right, speak with Roscosmos, NASA, and ESA (European Space Agency) management after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Morgan, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, speaks with family along with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Morgan, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right are seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 60 to the International Space Station, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, answers a question with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, during a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, Flight Engineers; Karen Nyberg of NASA, left, and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, give a thumbs up after the crew's press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Monday, May 27, 2013, in Kazakhstan. The crew is in quarantine and behind glass during the press conference in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Yurchikhin, Nyberg, and, Parmitano, will remain aboard the station until mid-November. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), top, flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, middle, and Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, bottom, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft for launch, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Morgan, and Skvortsov will join fellow Expedition 60 crew members Commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and NASA flight engineers Nick Hague and Christina Koch, who have been aboard the International Space Station since March. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 \Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, left, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, are seen during Russian Sokol suit pressure checks in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Parmitano, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, take a selfie with the audience at the conclusion of a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, are seen as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft with Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano occurred at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 beginning their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency gets the attention of a colleague after the State Commission meeting at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Monday, May 27, 2013, in Kazakhstan. Parmitano and his fellow crew members, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, were in quarantine and kept behind glass during the meeting in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, report to mission managers prior to departing Building 254 for the launch pad after donning their Russian Sokol suits, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, and Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, right, speaks with family as flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, Flight Engineers; Karen Nyberg of NASA, left, and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, are seen during the crew's press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Monday, May 27, 2013, in Kazakhstan. The crew is in quarantine and behind glass during the press conference in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Yurchikhin, Nyberg, and, Parmitano, will remain aboard the station until mid-November. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft with Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano occurred at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 beginning their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, receive a traditional blessing from an Orthodox Priest prior to the three crew members departing the Cosmonaut Hotel for suit up and launch onboard a Soyuz to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, Baikonur Kazakhstan. The crew's Soyuz rocket is scheduled to launch at 2:31a.m., Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Yurchikhin, Nyberg, and, Parmitano, will remain aboard the station until mid-November. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Matryoshka Dolls depicting NASA astronaut Christina Koch, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, center, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano are seen at a Karaganda Airport welcome ceremony in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency stands during the State Commission meeting at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Monday, May 27, 2013, in Kazakhstan. Parmitano and his fellow crew members, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, were in quarantine and kept behind glass during the meeting in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft with Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano occurred at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 beginning their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen as he prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, pose for a picture after donning their Russian Sokol suits in preparation for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, pose for a picture at the conclusion of a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), top, flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, middle, and Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, bottom, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft for launch, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Morgan, and Skvortsov will join fellow Expedition 60 crew members Commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and NASA flight engineers Nick Hague and Christina Koch, who have been aboard the International Space Station since March. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft with Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano occurred at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 beginning their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen as his Russian Sokol suit is pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft with Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano occurred at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 beginning their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, are seen as they walk out of Building 254 after donning their Russian Sokol suits, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), center, and Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, as they leave a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Parmitano, and Skvortsov are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is escorted by Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Director General of ESA (European Space Agency) as he prepares to board the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft for launch, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) are seen before they perform the traditional door signing at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Morgan, and Parmitano launched at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) to begin their mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, pose for a picture at the conclusion of a press conference, Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Morgan, Skvortsov, and Parmitano are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on Saturday, July 20. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, are seen as they depart the crew press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Monday, May 27, 2013, in Kazakhstan. The crew is in quarantine and behind glass during the press conference in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday May 29, Kazakh time. Yurchikhin, Nyberg, and, Parmitano, will remain aboard the station until mid-November. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)