Happy birthday, cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov!

Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, born August 23, 1983 in Russia, went into space aboard Soyuz MS-17 as flight engineer to the International Space Station in October 2020.  He participated in Expeditions 63 and 64, spending over 184 days in space.  He returned to Earth in April 2021.  

He is scheduled to return to space on Soyuz MS-28, but no date has been set yet.

Happy birthday, cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov!

Pyotr Dubrov, born January 30, 1978 in Russia, went into space aboard Soyuz MS-18 in April 2021 to the International Space Station.  He participated in a long duration missions from Expeditions 64-66.  He returned to Earth aboard Soyuz MS-19 in March 2022 with fellow astronaut Mark Vande Hei.  He spent over 355 days in space. 

Soyuz MS-18 launched today!

Soyuz MS-18 crew (L-R): Mark Vande Hei, Oleg Novitskiy, Pyotr Dubrov

Mission patch

Soyuz MS-18, launched today, carried members of Expedition 65 to the International Space Station.  Its crew consists of Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Pyotr Dubrov and Mark Vande Hei.  They will also participate in Expeditions 64 and 66.

Happy birthday, astronaut Michael Hopkins!

Michael Hopkins, born December 28, 1968 in Lebanon, Missouri, has been in space twice.  

His first flight was aboard Soyuz TMA-10M in September 2013 to the International Space Station.  He participated in Expeditions 37 and 38.  He remained on board for over 166 days and returned to Earth in March 2014.

His second and current trip started in November 2020 aboard SpaceX Crew-1 as commander to the International Space Station.  He is participating in Expedition 64 and will participate in Expedition 65 before returning to Earth in May 2021.