The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is raised vertical, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Site 31 launch pad of 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)
Technicians work on the Soyuz rocket after it 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)
Technicians work on the Soyuz rocket after it 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)
The Soyuz rocket is raised vertical, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Site 31 launch pad of 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)
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)
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)
Security forces keep watch 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)
A fox walks around the Soyuz launch pad at site 31, Thursday, April 8, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is raised vertical after having 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)
The Soyuz rocket is raised vertical, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Site 31 launch pad of 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)
The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The service structure is raised into position around the Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at site 31 of 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)
The service structure is lifted into position around the Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at site 31 of 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)
The service structure is lifted into position around the Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at site 31 of 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 Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov walks to board the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft for launch, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent Dubrov, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov board the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft for launch, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov board the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft for launch, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, gives a thumbs up as he heads inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos gestures as he heads inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos is seen heading inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos is seen inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos is seen heading inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, is seen heading inside the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Russian Orthodox Priest Father Sergei blesses the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Thursday, April 8, 2021 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 Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, top, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, middle, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft for launch, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov arrive at the launch pad to board the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft for launch, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, assisted by NASA ISS Program Manager Joel Montalbano, left, and NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate Ken Bowersox, right, walks to board the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft for launch, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian Orthodox Priest Father Sergei blesses the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Thursday, April 8, 2021 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 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy walks to board the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft for launch, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent Novitskiy, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Pyotr Dubrov arrive at the launch pad to board the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft for launch, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, right, pose for a photo in front of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft, named after the first human to journey into space, Yuri Gagarin, after their fit check, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, center, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, pose for a photo in front of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft, named after the first human to journey into space, Yuri Gagarin, during a fit check Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
Expedition 65 prime crew members Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, left, Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, pose for a photo in front of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft, named after the first human to journey into space, Yuri Gagarin, during a fit check Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)
iss065e483092 (Oct. 16. 2021) --- Two Soyuz crew ships are pictured docked at the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above the Indian Ocean in between Australia and Indonesia. From front to back, the Soyuz MS-19 is docked to the Rassvet module and the Soyuz MS-18 is docked to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
jsc2021e010288 - Exp-65 Soyuz MS-18/64S Prime Crew Member Pyotr Dubrov from GCTC
jsc2021e010287 - Exp-65 Soyuz MS-18/64S Prime Crew Member Mark Vande Hei from GCTC
jsc2021e010293 - Exp-65 Soyuz MS-18/64S Back Up Crew Member Anton Shkaplerov from GCTC
jsc2021e010292 - Exp-65 Soyuz MS-18/64S Back Up Crew Member Oleg Artemyev from GCTC
jsc2021e010291 - Exp-65 Soyuz MS-18/64S Back Up Crew Member Anne McClain from GCTC
jsc2021e010289 - Exp-65 Soyuz MS-18/64S Prime Crew Member Oelg Novitskiy from GCTC
jsc2021e010286 - Exp-65 Soyuz MS-18/64S Crew Photo - Prime; Mark Vande Hei, Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov from GCTC
jsc2021e010290 - Exp-65 Soyuz MS-18/64S Crew Photo - Back Up; Anne McClain, Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev from GCTC
jsc2022e007514 (Jan. 18, 2022) --- Official portrait of Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-21 Commander Oleg Artemyev. Credit: Andrey Shelepin
iss065e431311 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured docked to the Rassvet module moments before beginning its relocation maneuver to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
iss065e053334 (May 23, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship is pictured docked to the Rassvet module as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above eastern China near Shanghai.
iss065e431610 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured docked to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module moments after completing its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module.
iss065e430927 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
iss065e431662 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
iss065e431136 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
iss064e059550 (April 14, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Rassvet module as the orbital complex flew 265 miles above Canada near Calgary, Alberta.
iss065e056881 (May 3, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship (foreground) and the ISS Progress 77 cargo craft are pictured docked to the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above South America.
iss065e439837 (Oct. 2, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship is docked to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico.
iss065e431289 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured docked to the Rassvet module moments before beginning its relocation maneuver to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
iss065e431621 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
iss065e431591 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured docked to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module moments after completing its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module.
iss065e469179 (Oct. 14, 2021) --- The Nauka multipurpose laboratory module with the docked Soyuz MS-18 crew ship is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 265 miles above the Pacific Ocean into an orbital sunset.
iss065e431179 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
iss065e431430 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
iss066e001149 (Oct. 17, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship, carrying Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participants Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko, is pictured departing the vicinity of the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 263 miles above far eastern Russia.
iss066e001176 (Oct. 17, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship, carrying Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participants Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko, is pictured departing the vicinity of the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 263 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of far eastern Russia.
iss066e001123 (Oct. 17, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship, carrying Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participants Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko, is pictured departing the vicinity of the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 263 miles above the Sea of Okhotsk.
iss066e001124 (Oct. 17, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship, carrying Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participants Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko, is pictured departing the vicinity of the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 263 miles above the Sea of Okhotsk.
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, 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)
iss069e090251 (Sept. 18, 2023) --- The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft (foreground) that carried NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Rassvet module. In the rear, is the Soyuz MS-23 crew ship, docked to the Prichal docking module, that will return NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin back to Earth on Sept. 27. 258 miles below the station is the Sahara desert in the African nation of Algeria.
iss069e089047 (Sept. 18, 2023) --- The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft that carried NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Rassvet module. At far left, is the Soyuz MS-23 crew ship, docked to the Prichal docking module, that will return NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin back to Earth on Sept. 27.
iss064e042043 (March 12, 2021) --- Two Russian spacecraft are seen docked to the International Space Station as it orbited 269 miles above southern Argentina. At left, is the Soyuz MS-17 crew ship that will soon undock from the Rassvet module and relocate to the Poisk module making room for three new crew members due to launch April 9 aboard the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship. At right, is the aft end of the Progress 77 cargo craft docked to the Pirs docking compartment.
iss065e455153 (Oct. 9, 2021) --- An aurora is pictured below the International Space Station as it was orbiting 274 miles above the southern Pacific Ocean just south of Auckland Island, New Zealand. In the foreground (from left) are, the Soyuz MS-19 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module and the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
Flags representing the countries of the Soyuz MS-13 crew members are seen at the launch pad after the Soyuz rocket was rolled out by train, Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 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 aboard their 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)
Support teams wait at the Soyuz Rocket for boarding of Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Engineers wait at the top of the Soyuz Rocket for boarding of Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz Rocket is ready and waiting for boarding of Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
iss065e214029 (Aug. 2, 2021) --- Russia's "Nauka" Multipurpose Laboratory Module is pictured docked to the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above the Kenya-Tanzania border on Africa's Indian Ocean coast. In the foreground, is the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module.
iss065e398721 (Sept. 21, 2021) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei tries on and conducts leak checks on the Sokol launch and entry pressure suit he will wear inside the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship when it undocks from the Rassvet module and redocks to the Nauka multipurpose module.
iss065e370839 (Sept. 10, 2021) --- From front to back, Russia's Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module and the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module attached to the Zvezda module. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above eastern Europe in this night time photograph that also highlights the Earth's airglow and the Milky Way.
The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
iss065e423669 (Sept. 25, 2021) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy is inside the Zvezda service module training on a computer for the maneuvers he would use during the relocation of the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module several days later.
iss059e027451 (April 18, 2019) --- The Gulf of California and the southern tip of Baja California (far right) are pictured as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above northern Mexico. From front to back, Russia's Soyuz MS-12 crew ship and Progress 72 resupply ship are seen docked to the orbital complex.
iss065e415942 (Sept. 24, 2021) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov is inside the Zvezda service module training on a computer for the maneuvers he would use during the relocation of the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module several days later.
jsc2022e007512 (Jan. 18, 2022) --- Soyuz MS-21 crew members (from left) Sergey Korsakov, Oleg Artemyev, and Denis Matveev pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. They will serve aboard the International Space Station as Expedition 67 crew members. Credit: Andrey Shelepin
The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
iss065e319503 (Aug. 28, 2021) --- Hurricane Ida is pictured as a category 2 storm from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Gulf of Mexico. At left, from top to bottom, are the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship and the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter.
iss071e364343 (July 18, 2024) --- The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Prichal docking module, where it has remained since March 25, 2024, as it soared 274 miles above a cloudy Indian Ocean.
iss071e373018 (July 18, 2024) --- Silhouetted against the backdrop of the Earth below, is the Soyuz MS-25 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module during an orbital nighttime pass. The International Space Station was soaring 261 miles above Jakarta on Indonesia's island of Java at the time of this photograph.
iss065e398695 (Sept. 21, 2021) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov tries on and conducts leak checks on the Sokol launch and entry pressure suit he will wear inside the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship when it undocks from the Rassvet module and redocks to the Nauka multipurpose module.
iss066e000920 (Oct. 17, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship undocks from the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module and departs the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 263 miles above the eastern China-Russia border.
iss065e212156 (July 29, 2021) --- Russia's "Nauka" Multipurpose Laboratory Module is pictured shortly after docking to the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port on the International Space Station with the Brazilian coast 263 miles below. In the foreground, is the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module.
iss065e212164 (July 29, 2021) --- Russia's "Nauka" Multipurpose Laboratory Module is pictured shortly after docking to the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port on the International Space Station with the Brazilian coast 263 miles below. In the foreground, is the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module.
iss065e398664 (Sept. 21, 2021) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy tries on the Sokol launch and entry suit he will wear inside the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship when it undocks from the Rassvet module and redocks to the Nauka multipurpose module.
iss065e148960 (June 27, 2021) --- The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman is pictured in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm while still attached to the International Space Station's Unity module. At right, is the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module.
iss065e398679 (Sept. 21, 2021) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov tries on the Sokol launch and entry suit he will wear inside the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship when it undocks from the Rassvet module and redocks to the Nauka multipurpose module.
The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
iss063e110774 (Oct. 18, 2020) --- The Soyuz MS-17 crew ship that carried the Expedition 64 crew to the International Space Station on Oct. 14 is pictured docked to the Rassvet module. The orbital complex was above the Atlantic Ocean in between the island nation of Cape Verde and the African nation of Mauritania.
iss064e057804 (April 12, 2021) --- Two spaceships are pictured attached to the International Space Station as it flies into an orbital sunset 260 miles above Nigeria. From left, are the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter berthed to the Unity module and the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module