NASA astronaut Don Pettit 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 cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner, 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)