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ALT Oct. 7, 2026: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are attached to the space station including the SpaceX Crew-13 Dragon, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL, the Soyuz MS-29 crew spacecraft, and the Progress 95 and 96 resupply ships.
ALT A rocket stands on its launch pad at dusk, surrounded by four tall lightning towers. The sky is filled with dramatic clouds lit by shades of blue, purple, and orange from the setting sun, and low vegetation silhouettes the foreground. Photo credit: SpaceX
ALT The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 74 NASA astronaut Chris Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev aboard, Sunday, July 26, 2026. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 241 days in space as members of Expeditions 73 and 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ALT NASA astronaut Chris Williams, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaev are seen inside the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, July 26, 2026. The trio returned to Earth after logging 241 days in space as a members of Expeditions 73 and 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ALT The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft (right) backs away from the International Space Station moments after undocking from the Rassvet module. The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft (left) is docked to the Prichal module.
ALT Soyuz MS-28 crew members (from left) Chris Williams of NASA and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Mikaev and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov say farewell to their crewmates before closing the hatch to the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft.
ALT In this screengrab from NASA’s livestream, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir receives command of the International Space Station from Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov. The rest of Expedition 74 floats behind them, all wearing their respective flight suits.
ALT The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station while orbiting above northern Africa.