New Expedition 73 Crew Photos | International Space Station

New Expedition 73 Crew Photos | International Space Station

Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the International Space Station's Unity module for a portrait. In the front row, from left are, Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Zena Cardman of NASA, Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos (Russia), and Mike Fincke of NASA. In the second row are, Nichole Ayers of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos (Russia), and Anne McClain of NASA. In the back are, Takuya Onishi of JAXA, Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos (Russia), Jonny Kim of NASA, and Alexey Zubritsky of Roscosmos (Russia).

Change of Command ceremony aboard the International Space Station. JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi

handed control over to Russian cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov on Aug. 5, 2025.

From left, NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 members Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos (Russia), NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi pose for a group portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

Six of seven Expedition 73 crew members pose for a portrait during dinnertime at the galley inside the International Space Station's Unity module. Clockwise from bottom are, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, plus Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Kirill Peskov, and Alexey Zubritsky—all of Russia.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Anne McClain poses for a portrait inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," as the orbital outpost soared 259 miles above the Atlantic Ocean west of the African island nation of Cabo Verde.

Update: NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov of Russia, are preparing to splash down off the coast of California, aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Saturday, August 9, 2025.

Splashdown remains on schedule for approximately 11:33 a.m. Weather conditions remain within the splashdown weather criteria and are “go” at the primary targeted site off the coast of San Diego, California. The Crew-10 mission will be the first crewed flight to splashdown off the coast of California as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)

JAXA Flight Engineers (Japan): Takuya Onishi, Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Dates: July 19-Aug. 5, 2025

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