jsc2025e034096 (Feb. 3, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia
jsc2025e033523 (April 23, 2025) --- Soyuz MS-27 crew members (frm left) NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia.
jsc2025e033572 (Dec. 2, 2024) --- The Soyuz MS-27 mission patch representing the three crew members with Jonny Kim of NASA and Roscosmos cosmonauts Srgey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy launching to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
jsc2025e033529 (Feb. 10, 2025) --- Soyuz MS-27 backup crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia.
jsc2025e033527 (April 23, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Flight Engineer Alexey Zubritsky poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
jsc2025e033528 (Feb. 10, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Flight Engineer Alexey Zubritsky poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
jsc2025e033525 (Feb. 3, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
jsc2025e033530 (Feb. 10, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 Backup Flight Engineer Chris Williams poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
jsc2025e033526 (April 23, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
jsc2025e033531 (Jan. 16, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Backup Commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
jsc2025e033524 (April 23, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
jsc2025e033532 (Feb. 10, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Backup Flight Engineer Sergey Mikaev poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
iss073e0075996 (May 15, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 crew ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Prichal module as the orbital outpost soared 271 miles above a cloudy South Pacific Ocean. The Soyuz MS-27 launched from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrme then docked to Prichal on April 8, 2025, carrying Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Jonny Kim of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, both from Roscosmos.
The Soyuz rocket is seen as the service structure is closed around it at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen after the service structure was closed around it at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen as it is raised into the vertical position at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
In this image taken with a circular fisheye lens, the Soyuz rocket is seen as it is raised into a vertical position after being rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen as it is raised into the vertical position at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen as it is raised into the vertical position at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen inside the integration building before it is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen as it is raised into the vertical position at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen as the service structure is closed around it at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is as it arrives at the launch pad at Site 31 after being rolled out by train, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is is seen at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen as the service structure is closed around it at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen as it is raised into the vertical position at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen as it is raised into the vertical position at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
In this image taken with a circular fisheye lens, the Soyuz rocket is seen as it is raised into a vertical position after being rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
In this image taken with a circular fisheye lens, the Soyuz rocket is seen as it is raised into a vertical position after being rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Workers are seen in a gantry around the Soyuz rocket as the service structure is closed around it at the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Workers prepare the Soyuz rocket to be raised into the vertical position after it was rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Soyuz rocket is seen at the launch pad at Site 31 after being rolled out by train, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
iss073e0659744 (Sept. 14, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Prichal module as the orbital outpost soared 259 miles above the northern coast of Madagascar.
iss072e941647 (April 8, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station 259 miles above Morocco on the African continent. The Soyuz spacecraft would dock shortly afterward to the Prichal module bringing NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the orbital outpost.
iss072e941652 (April 8, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station 262 miles above Hungary on the European continent. The Soyuz spacecraft would dock shortly afterward to the Prichal module bringing NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the orbital outpost.
iss072e941654 (April 8, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station 259 miles above Morocco on the African continent. The Soyuz spacecraft would dock shortly afterward to the Prichal module bringing NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the orbital outpost.
iss073e0002707 (April 27, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is pictured docked to the Prichal module as the International Space Station orbited 269 miles above the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa. The Soyuz launched NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the orbital outpost on April 8.
iss073e0775529 (Sept. 8, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, which launched three Expedition 73 crew members to the International Space Station, is pictured docked to the Prichal module. Prichal is itself connected to the Nauka science module on the station’s Roscosmos segment. Below, the Pacific Ocean fades from view as an orbital sunset descends 258 miles beneath the orbiting complex.
iss073e0775543 (Sept. 8, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, which launched three Expedition 73 crew members to the International Space Station, is pictured docked to the Prichal module. Prichal is itself connected to the Nauka science module on the station’s Roscosmos segment. Below, the Pacific Ocean fades from view as an orbital sunset descends 258 miles beneath the orbiting complex.
iss072e977423 (April 9, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-26 (foreground) and MS-27 crew ships are pictured docked to the International Space Station's Rassvet module and Prichal module, respectively. The orbital outpost was soaring 261 miles above Wyoming at the time of this photograph.
iss072e977434 (April 9, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-26 (foreground) and MS-27 crew ships are pictured docked to the International Space Station's Rassvet module and Prichal module, respectively. At right, is the 214 million-year-old Manicouagan crater located in Quebec as the orbital outpost soared 263 miles above far eastern Canada.
iss073e0838653 (Sept. 14, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 crew spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Prichal module as the orbital outpost soared 257 miles above a gleaming blue Atlantic Ocean, north of the Dominican Republic.
iss072e999938 (April 8, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station carrying NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky. Both spacecraft were orbiting 261 miles above the Mediterranean Sea near Italy's island of Sardegna at the time of this photograph.
iss073e0248045 (May 29, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Prichal module while soaring 263 miles above the Canadian province of Quebec. Prominently featured in the center of this photograph is the 214 million-year-old Manicouagan crater.
iss073e0002705 (April 26, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is pictured docked to the Prichal module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above French Polynesia, France's oveseas collectivity of over 100 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Soyuz launched NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the orbital outpost on April 8.
iss073e0134239 (May 20, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft that launched three Expedition 72-73 flight engineers to the International Space Station on April 8, 2025, is pictured docked to the Prichal module. 261 miles below the orbital outpost is the state of Florida and the island country of the Bahamas, also known as the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Dana Weigel, NASA International Space Station Program Manager, left, and Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, right, are seen as they walk NASA astronaut Jonny Kim to the base of the Soyuz rocket to board the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft for launch, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio of Kim, Ryzhikov, Zubritskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, right, speak to Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov before boarding the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft for launch, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 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/Joel Kowsky)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov, bottom, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, middle, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritskiy, top, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft for launch, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 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/Joel Kowsky)
jsc2024e066574 (Oct. 28, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim undergoes International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at Jonson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
jsc2024e066564 (Oct. 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim undergoes International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at Jonson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
jsc2024e035666 (May 17, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim completes spacewalk preparation training inside the International Space Station mockup at Johnson Space Center.
jsc2024e066553 (Oct. 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim undergoes International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at Jonson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
jsc2024e066561 (Oct. 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim undergoes International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at Jonson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crewmember Nick Hague of NASA works inside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Hague, Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crewmember Nick Hague of NASA works inside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Hague, Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crewmember Christina Koch of NASA works inside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Koch, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA (right) will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crewmember Christina Koch of NASA works inside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Koch, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA (right) will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crewmember Nick Hague of NASA works inside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Hague, Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crewmember Nick Hague of NASA works inside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Hague, Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crewmembers Christina Koch of NASA (left), Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos (center) and Nick Hague of NASA (right) pose for pictures in front of their Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. They will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
jsc2024e035671 (May 17, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim completes spacewalk preparation training inside the International Space Station mockup at Johnson Space Center with astronauts Zena Cardman, Stephanie Wilson, and Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
iss069e037667 (July 27, 2023) --- The Soyuz MS-23 crew ship is pictured docked to the Prichal module on the International Space Station.
iss073e0384172 (July 17, 2025) --- Expedition 73 Flight Engineers (from left) Jonny Kim of NASA and Alexey Zubritsky of Roscosmos, both first time space-flyers, show off patches marking a benchmark 100 days in space since their arrival aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on March 8, 2025. The duo arrived aboard the Soyuz MS-27 with veteran Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov (not pictured) who is on his third mission aboard the orbital outpost.
iss073e0284372 (July 13, 2025) --- The southern coast of Madagascar is pictured 261 miles below the International Space Station with a portion of the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft docked to the Poisk module in the lower foreground. Credit: Roscosmos
iss059e003532 (March 27, 2019) --- The Soyuz MS-12 crew ship is pictured docked to the Rassvet module as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above India, Nepal and China.
PHOTO DATE: 11-27-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst with Soyuz 38 crew member Steve Swanson during ROUTINE OPS MS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD
PHOTO DATE: 11-27-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst with Soyuz 38 crew member Steve Swanson during ROUTINE OPS MS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD
PHOTO DATE: 11-27-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst with Soyuz 38 crew member Steve Swanson during ROUTINE OPS MS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD
PHOTO DATE: 11-27-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst with Soyuz 38 crew member Steve Swanson during ROUTINE OPS MS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD
PHOTO DATE: 11-27-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst with Soyuz 38 crew member Steve Swanson during ROUTINE OPS MS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD
PHOTO DATE: 11-27-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst with Soyuz 38 crew member Steve Swanson during ROUTINE OPS MS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD
PHOTO DATE: 11-27-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst with Soyuz 38 crew member Steve Swanson during ROUTINE OPS MS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD
PHOTO DATE: 11-27-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst with Soyuz 38 crew member Steve Swanson during ROUTINE OPS MS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD
PHOTO DATE: 11-27-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst with Soyuz 38 crew member Steve Swanson during ROUTINE OPS MS 1 PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD
The Soyuz rocket is seen at the launch pad, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on November 27. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
iss073e1231962 (Dec. 2, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-28 crew spacecraft is pictured docked to the Rassvet module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles the midwestern United States. The Soyuz launched NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev to the orbital outpost on Nov. 27, 2025.
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.
iss069e088557 (Sept. 15, 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.
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
In this black and white infrared image, a Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)