Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Artemyev and flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, and Russian Search and Recovery Forces arrive in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan in advance of the landing of Expedition 57 crew members Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Auñón-Chancellor, Gerst, and Prokopyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 56 and 57 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Soyuz rocket is seen on the launch pad shortly after being rolled out by train, Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 55 crewmembers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 and will spend the next five months living and working aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 44 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) speaks to backup crew member Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos while he waits for fellow prime crew members Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA to complete their Russian Sokol suit pressure checks in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the early hours of July 23 Baikonur time, and will carry Kononenko, Yui, and Lindgren into orbit to begin their five month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

nhq202010060013 (Oct. 6, 2020) --- Expedition 64 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos takes part in spin chair training, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and Kate Rubins of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

nhq202103270006 (March 27, 2021) --- Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, second from left, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov center, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos are seen during a fit check Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The prime crew is scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

The Karaganda, Kazakhstan city entrance is seen as NASA, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Roscosmos teams arrive in preparation for the landing of Expedition 59 crew members Anne McClain of NASA, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency, and Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Sunday, June 23, 2019. McClain, Saint-Jacques, and Kononenko are returning after 204 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 58 and 59 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

nhq202103270030 (March 27, 2021) --- Expedition 65 prime crew member Mark Vande Hei has his Sokol suit pressure checked during a fit check to prepare for launch with crew mates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 68 cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates, Frank Rubio of NASA and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, prepare for their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

nhq202103240046 (March 24, 2021) --- Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, right, pose for a photo in Red Square after laying flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in Moscow. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

nhq202009280024 (Sept. 28, 2020) --- Expedition 64 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos is seen inside the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft during the fit check to with fellow Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio are preparing for launch to the International Space Station in their Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 14, Baikonur time. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator, left, Kathy Lueders, associate administrator for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, center, and Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, are seen as teams monitors the countdown of the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in firing room four of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is the fifth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikini launched at 12:00 p.m. EDT, fro m Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

In view of the of the ISS Expedition 66 Russian spacewalk #51 to outfit the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module, Matthias shared these pictures of the MLM module taken from the Cupola on his social media on 18 January 2022 with the caption:

Tomorrow Anton and Pyotr will don their spacesuits to outfit and integrate the new multi-purpose laboratory module Nauka and node module Prichal ‍🚀👩‍🚀 Tasks include installing handrails, connecting communication cables, installing antennas, TV cables and cameras, mounting docking and docking control targets and more. The spacewalk is expected to last for 7.5 hours, with Anton in the Orlan suit with red stripes and Pyotr in the Orlan suit with blue stripes, and you can tune in to cheer them on ▶️https://www.roscosmos.ru/33749/

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Expedition 68 cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos is seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch with he and his crewmates, Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos and Frank Rubio of NASA to the International Space Station, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Russian Orthodox Priest Father Sergei performs the traditional crew blessing on Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and crewmates NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy at the Cosmonaut Hotel as the crew departed the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector

Expedition 59 backup crewmembers Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, and Drew Morgan of NASA, right, watch as the Soyuz rocket is transported by train to the launch pad, Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 59 crewmembers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, along with Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

nhq202103270016 (March 27, 2021) --- Expedition 65 prime crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos dons his Sokol suit during the fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

nhq201704100013 (April 10, 2017) --- The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 10, 2017 (Kazakh time). Kimbrough, Ryzhikov, and Borisenko are returning after 173 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 49 and 50 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, along with Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

jsc2015e106107 (12/09/2015) --- At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 46-47 crewmembers Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (left), Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Tim Kopra of NASA (right) reviewed launch and docking procedures with trainers Dec. 9 as they prepare for their launch. The trio will launch Dec. 15 on their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 47 Flight Engineer Jeff Williams of NASA, waves farewell to family and friends as he departs the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for his Soyuz launch to the International Space Station with fellow crew members Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos on Friday, March 18, 2016, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the early hours of March 19 and will send Ovchinin, Williams, and Skripochka on a five and a half month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin answers questions during a Expedition 59 post-docking press conference, Friday, March 15, 2019 at the Baikonur Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Expedition 52 flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, flight engineer Randy Bresnik of NASA, and flight engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency), are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 28. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

nhq202009270002 (Sept. 27, 2020) --- Expedition 64 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, left, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos arrive in Baikonur, Kazakhstan from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. They are scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmosdrome on a Soyuz rocket October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

An aeronautics and space themed monument is visible from the bus carrying NASA, Canadian Space Agency, Roscosmos, and Russian Search and Recovery Forces into Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan Monday, June 24, 2019. The teams are arriving in advance of the landing of Expedition 59 crew members Anne McClain of NASA, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency, and Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos from the International Space Station. McClain, Saint-Jacques, and Kononenko are returning after 204 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 58 and 59 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

nhq202103280002 (March 28, 2021) --- Expedition 65 prime and backup crew members are seen just prior to raising the flags of Russia, the United States, and Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in traditional ceremonies outside the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

nhq202010070003 (Oct. 7, 2020) --- Expedition 64 backup crew member Petr Dubov of Roscosmos is seen as he climbs inside the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft during the final fit check, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 64 Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Kate Rubins of NASA, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, left, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, center, of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, right, wave as they depart Building 254 to head to their launch onboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, left, and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, right, of Roscosmos are seen as they depart Building 254 to head to their launch onboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

nhq202010060012 (Oct. 6, 2020) --- Expedition 64 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos takes part in spin chair training, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ryzhikov, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos and Kate Rubins of NASA are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, left, and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, right, of Roscosmos report to Roscosmos leadership as they depart Building 254 to head to their launch onboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos says farewell to his father after having his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. During the Soyuz spacecraft's climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred, resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered and is in good condition. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

The Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, along with Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 60 \Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, left, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), right, are seen during Russian Sokol suit pressure checks in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Parmitano, and Drew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

The Soyuz rocket is raised into position at the Site 31 launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, July 11, 2026. Expedition 75 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 57 crewmembers Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch on October 11 and will spend the next six months living and working aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Almost ready to launch... but first, let us take a #selfie! Quasi pronti al lancio... ma prima, un selfie!

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Expedition 65 backup crewmembers Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, left, Expedition 65 backup crewmember Anne McClain of NASA, and Expedition 65 backup crewmember Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos watch as the poime crew has their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

nhq202010070017 (Oct. 7, 2020) --- The Expedition 64 prime and backup crew members pose for a picture outside of the cottage where Yuri Gagarin slept the night before his historic flight on April 12, 1961 to become the first human in space, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. From left to right are the prime crew members Kate Rubins of NASA, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and backup crew members Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, Petr Dubov of Roscosmos, and Mark Vande Hei of NASA. Rubins, Kud-Sverchkov, and Ryzhikov are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

View from a van carrying team members from NASA and ESA to the Karaganda Airport in Kazakhstan in advance of the landing of Expedition 57 crew members Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Auñón-Chancellor, Gerst, and Prokopyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 56 and 57 crews onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

nhq202010060020 (Oct. 6, 2020) --- Expedition 64 backup and prime crew members pose for a picture as part of pre-launch activities, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left to right are backup crew members Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, Petr Dubov of Roscosmos, and prime crew members Kate Rubins of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos. Expedition 64 prime crew members Ryzhikov, Kud-Sverchkov, and Rubins are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad, Monday, June 4, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 56 Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, flight engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, and flight engineer Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft at 7:12 a.m. Eastern time (5:12 p.m. Baikonur time), on Wednesday, June 6. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

nhq201610130028 (10/13/2016) --- Expedition 49 backup crew member Mark Vande Hei of NASA climbs the stairs to enter the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft during the final fit check of the spacecraft on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, and Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 19. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

nhq202103280001 (March 28, 2021) --- Expedition 65 prime and backup crew members are seen just prior to raising the flags of Russia, the United States, and Kazakhstan, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in traditional ceremonies outside the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. From left to right, Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos. The prime crew is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, left, speaks to members of the media after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility with fellow crew members Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, second from left, NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is the fifth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikini are scheduled to launch at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Oct. 5, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 43 backup crew member Sergei Volkov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), left, and Expedition 43 prime crew member Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos watch television during a break between classes, Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kornienko and fellow crew members, NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos are preparing for launch to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 28, Kazakh time. As the one-year crew, Kelly and Kornienko will return to Earth on Soyuz TMA-18M in March 2016. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

nhq202010060015 (Oct. 6, 2020) --- Expedition 64 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, center, plants a tree bearing his name as part of traditional pre-launch activities, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Looking on are crew mates Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, left, and Kate Rubins of NASA, right.The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft on October 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

nhq202103270018 (March 27, 2021) --- Expedition 65 prime crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei dons his Sokol Suit during a fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Irina Spector)

Expedition 64 Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, left, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, right, of Roscosmos are seen following Russian Sokol suit pressure checks as they and fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Kate Rubins prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)

Crowds begin to gather outside the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to Expedition 59 crewmembers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos departing for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague, Koch, and Ovchinin will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)