Expedition 73 Preflight

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)

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)