Expedition 74 flight engineers waiting to observe the plasma trail of the Orion spacecraft

iss074e0458251 (April 10, 2026) --- Expedition 74 flight engineers (from left) Chris Williams, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Jessica Meir are inside the International Space Station’s cupola, waiting to observe the plasma trail of the Orion spacecraft—with the Artemis II crew aboard—as it reenters Earth’s atmosphere. Meir posted on her @astro_jessica Instagram account: "Eyes peeled in the cupola awaiting the safe return of our @nasaartemis friends. Our trajectory on @iss will be passing nearby over the Pacific, so we hope to catch a glimpse!" Credit: NASA/Jessica Meir