Russian Soyuz MS-28 Crew Spacecraft Arrival | International Space Station

Russian Soyuz MS-28 Crew Spacecraft Arrival | International Space Station

Expedition 74 Crew Emblem

The Russian Soyuz MS-28 crew spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of Russia approaches the International Space Station. Both spacecraft were orbiting 262 miles above the hot desert landscape of Western Sahara and the mountainous region in southern Morocco at the time of these photographs.

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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov, Sergey-Kud Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev

NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Chris Williams

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
Image Date: Nov. 27, 2025
Release Date: Dec. 2, 2025

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