Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaev walks to board the Soyuz rocket Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Mikaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Chris Williams, on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)