Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin receives the traditional blessing at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for suit-up and launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crew mates, Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Pettit, Ovchinin, and Vagner on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)