Expedition 56 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is helped out of the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft just minutes after he, Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel, and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 56 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel, and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA landed in their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 56 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos rests outside the Soyuz Capsule after he, Expedition 56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, and Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel of NASA landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 56 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos rests in a chair just minutes after he and Expedition 56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, and Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel of NASA landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. 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 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 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 55 prime crew members Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and Drew Feustel of NASA, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft on Wednesday, March, 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos answers a question during a press conference, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Artemyev, flight engineer Ricky Arnold and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft on Wednesday, March, 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 56 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos attends a Karaganda Airport welcome ceremony in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Artemyev returned to Earth after 197 days in space with Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Officials, family, and friends gather to welcome home Expedition 56 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, right, after he and NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold landed their Soyuz MS-08 capsule near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Artemyev, Feustel, and Arnold are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 55 to the International Space Station, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Artemyev, along with Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft on Wednesday, March, 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev and flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos waves farewell to family and friends as he and flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA depart for the launch pad a few hours before their launch, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Artemyev, Arnold, and Feustel on a five month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos performs the traditional door signing at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Artemyev, Arnold, and Feustel will launch in their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft to the International Space Station to begin a five month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is seen as he and fellow crewmates Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 39 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, bottom, Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA, middle, and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz TMA-12M rocket for launch, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Swanson, and Artemyev will spend the next six months aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos lays flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Red Square in Moscow. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

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 backup crew member Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 65 to the International Space Station, Thursday, April 8, 2021 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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 backup crew members Oleg Artemyev, left, and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, right, pose for a photograph as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Tuesday, April 6, 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 backup crew member Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev and flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos speaks with family and friends after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev and flight engineers Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Expedition 56 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel of NASA sit in chairs outside the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 56 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos signs the outside of the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft just minutes after he, Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel of NASA, and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev and flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan. Artemyev and flight engineers Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos takes a picture with a cell phone after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev and flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan. Artemyev and flight engineers Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos and flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA report to Igor Komarov, Director of Roscosmos, prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, are seen as they depart Building 254 and report to mission managers a few hours before their launch, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel on a five month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, pose for a picture at the conclusion of a press conference, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft on Wednesday, March, 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel, right, of NASA receive a blessing from a Russian Orthodox Priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel will launch in their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft to the International Space Station to begin a five month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA receive a blessing from a Russian Orthodox Priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel will launch in their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft to the International Space Station to begin a five month mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft on Wednesday, March, 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, are seen at the conclusion of a press conference, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft on Wednesday, March, 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, are seen at the conclusion of a press conference, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft on Wednesday, March, 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, pose for a picture at the conclusion of a press conference, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft on Wednesday, March, 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel of NASA lift their helmet visors after they landed inside their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, speaks with his family during Russian Sokol suit pressure checks in preparation for launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Artemyev, Expedition 39 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA is scheduled to launch at 3:17 a.m. Kazakhstan time on Wednesday, March 26. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, along with backup crew members Anne McClain of NASA, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021 a the Cosmonaut Hotel 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/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, along with backup crew members Anne McClain of NASA, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021 a the Cosmonaut Hotel 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/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, along with backup crew members Anne McClain of NASA, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021 a the Cosmonaut Hotel 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/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, along with backup crew members Anne McClain of NASA, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021 a the Cosmonaut Hotel 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/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, along with backup crew members Anne McClain of NASA, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021 a the Cosmonaut Hotel 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/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, along with backup crew members Anne McClain of NASA, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021 a the Cosmonaut Hotel 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/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, far left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, backup crewmembers Steve Swanson of NASA, Alexander Skvortsov of Russia and Oleg Artemyev of Russia, far right, are seen posing for a photo following a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 37 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins, far left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy, backup crewmembers Steve Swanson of NASA, Alexander Skvortsov of Russia and Oleg Artemyev of Russia, far right, are seen at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, along with backup crew members Anne McClain of NASA, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021 a the Cosmonaut Hotel 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/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is seen during a press conference prior to the prime crew’s launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev speaks during a press conference prior to the prime crew’s launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bishop Ignatii of Kyzylorda and Aktobe, front center, blesses the Soyuz rocket as Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, back left, and Oleg Artemyev, back right, look on, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome site 31 launch pad in Kazakhstan. Expedition 72 crew members: NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft on September 11. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, center, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, right, are greeted by onlookers after arriving in Baikonur, Kazakhstan from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), Friday, March 26, 2021. The prime crew is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome 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 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 backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, first, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, second, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), Friday, March 26, 2021. The prime crew is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome 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 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 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)

Expedition 65 backup crew members, Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, left, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, center and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, pose for a photo after arriving in Baikonur, Kazakhstan from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), Friday, March 26, 2021. The prime crew is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome 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 of Roscosmos, center, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, right, arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), Friday, March 26, 2021. The prime crew is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz rocket 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 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, center, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, right, meet with mission managers after arriving in Baikonur, Kazakhstan from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), Friday, March 26, 2021. The prime crew is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome 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)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, center, is blessed by Bishop Ignatii of Kyzylorda and Aktobe, during a traditional blessing of the Soyuz rocket and personnel, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at the at the Baikonur Cosmodrome site 31 launch pad in Kazakhstan. Expedition 72 crew members: NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft on September 11. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, center, and, Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, right, are seen as they report to the General Director of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, Oleg Ostapenko, far right, outside of Building 254 following their suit up for launch, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft with Swanson, Skvortsov, and Artemyev onboard launched at 3:17 a.m. later that morning Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, left, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, talk with family and friends after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev, Feustel, and flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, are seen after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, are seen as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz MS-08 is scheduled for 1:44 p.m. Eastern Time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 and will send Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel on a five month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, talk with family and friends after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, talk with family and friends after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, are seen as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA talk to Roscosmos and NASA management after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked ahead of their launch on a Soyuz rocket, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, left, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA take a selfie after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev, Feustel, and flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, are seen as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, left, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, right, wave farewell to family and friends as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz MS-08 is scheduled for 1:44 p.m. Eastern Time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 and will send Feustel, Artemyev, and Arnold on a five month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Artemyev, Arnold, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Peshkova)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, left, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, talk with family and friends after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev, Feustel, and flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, left, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, talk with family and friends after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev, Feustel, and flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos meet with mission managers from behind glass for quarantine with Expedition 65 backup crew members Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, Anton Shkaplerov, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, in preparation for launch of the prime crew, 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)

From left to right, Expedition 65 backup crew member Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, pose for a photo with an optical device used to manually monitor docking on the Soyuz spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum, Sunday, April 4, 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 and backup crew members rare seen just after raising the flags of Russia, the United States, and Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in traditional ceremonies outside the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

From left to right, Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and Expedition 65 prime crew members, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are seen during a press conference prior to the prime team’s launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, left, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, second from left, prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, third from left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, third from right, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, second from right, and backup crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, right, pose for a photo in Red Square after laying flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in Moscow. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

From left to right Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain and Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and backup crew member Oleg Artemyev 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. Vande Hei, Novitskiy and Dubrov 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, front left, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos front center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, front right, pose for a photo with Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, back left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, back center, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, back right, after the prime crew’s Sokol suits were pressure checked in preparation 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)

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, are seen with backup crew members Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain while signing mission books after the final Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft fit check, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 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 and backup crew members rare seen just prior to raising the flags of Russia, the United States, and Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in traditional ceremonies outside the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

From left to right, Expedition 65 backup crew members Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, pose for a photo with Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, after a tree planting ceremony that is part of traditional pre-launch activities, Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Vande Hei, Novitskiy and Dubrov are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and Expedition 65 backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, are seen during a press conference prior to the prime team’s launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 65 prime crew members, front row, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov, have a group photo made with Expedition 65 backup crewmembers Anne McClain of NASA, standing left, Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, standing center, and Oleg Artemyev ahead of the prime crews 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, far left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, second left, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, center, are seen with backup crew members Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, third from right, and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, second from right, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain while speaking with mission managers during the final Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft 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)

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, are seen with backup crew members Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain while signing mission books after the final Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft fit check, Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 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)

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, pose for a photo with backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, after the final Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft 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)

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and Expedition 65 backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, are seen during a press conference prior to the prime team’s launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, second form left, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, third from left, and backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, third from right, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, second from right, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, right, pose for a photo in front of the Tsar Bell in Red Square after laying flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in Moscow. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

From left to right, Expedition 65 backup crew members, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, pose for a photo with Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, during an official farewell ceremony prior to their departure to Baikonur for the prime crew’s launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, pose for a photo with Expedition 65 backup crew members, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, after a tree planting ceremony that is part of traditional pre-launch activities, Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Vande Hei, Novitskiy and Dubrov are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)