New Expedition 74 Crew Photos: February 2026 | International Space Station
Expedition 74 flight engineers Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, both NASA astronauts, collect frozen research samples from inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. The samples were stowed inside science freezers aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for retrieval and analysis on Earth.
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Sophie Adenot points a camera out a cupola window and photographs International Space Station solar arrays for inspection. The orbital outpost was soaring 260 miles above Venezuela at the time of this photograph.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Chris Williams calls down to mission controllers during Crew Medical Officer training inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. Williams trained to use medical hardware, including an automated external defibrillator, and reviewed procedures such as conducting eye exams and administering medicine.
European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Sophie Adenot wears personal protective equipment and conducts orbital plumbing maintenance inside the International Space Station's Tranquility module.
Expedition 74 flight engineers Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, both NASA astronauts, collect frozen research samples from inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. The samples were stowed inside science freezers aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for retrieval and analysis on Earth.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Jack Hathaway smiles for a portrait while pedaling on the exercise cycle inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module.
European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Sophie Adenot is pictured inside the International Space Station's Harmony module during cargo stowage activities.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Chris Williams processes microbe samples inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Williams was investigating the use of ultraviolet light as a method to disinfect spacecraft surfaces, inhibit microbial growth, and protect both crew health and space hardware.
Update: A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth on February 26, 2026, filled with several thousand pounds of science experiments and lab hardware for retrieval and analysis completing a six-month stay at the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew now turns its attention toward March when two more cargo spaceships depart the orbital outpost and complete their resupply missions. Meanwhile, advanced space biology and technology research wrapped up the week in space.
Dragon parachuted to a splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 11:44 p.m. PST on Thursday where NASA and SpaceX support personnel awaited the science and cargo-packed spacecraft. Dragon had undocked from the station’s forward port on the Harmony module at 12:05 p.m. on Thursday where it had been moored since August 25, 2025.
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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev
European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot
NASA Flight Engineers: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, 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.
Credits: NASA's Johnson Space Center/Sophie Adenot
Image Dates: Feb. 18-26, 2026
Image Dates: Feb. 18-26, 2026
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