Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Expedition 68 Space Station Crew Training | NASA's Johnson Space Center

Expedition 68 Space Station Crew Training | NASA's Johnson Space Center

Russian Cosmonauts, Japanese & American Astronauts Train Together in Houston, Texas

Expedition 68 Crew: Frank Rubio (USA), Josh Cassada (USA), Koichi Wakata (Japan), Nicole Mann (USA), Anna Kikina (Russia), Dmitri Petelin (Russia), Sergey Prokopyev (Russia)

Credit: NASA/James Blair

Image Date: May 13, 2022

Roscosmos Cosmonaut Anna Kikina smiles during training inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) to prepare for her upcoming journey to the International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission.
Credit: NASA/James Blair

Image Date: May 13, 2022

NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann smiles during training inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) to prepare for her upcoming journey to the International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission.
Credit: NASA/James Blair

Image Date: May 13, 2022

Crew-5 training
May 13, 2022
Credit: NASA/James Blair
Crew-5 prepares for their mission
May 13, 2022
Credit: NASA/James Blair
Emergency Preparedness Training for SpaceX Crew-5
May 13, 2022
Credit: NASA/James Blair
SpaceX Crew-5 Training
May 13, 2022
Credit: NASA/James Blair

Anna Kikina in SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule

Cosmonaut Anna Kikina sits in a mockup of the spacecraft that will take NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station during training at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. This will be a different experience from flying in the Soyuz. Cosmonaut Anna Kikina will be the first Russian to travel aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft (and from U.S. soil).

Credit: SpaceX

Image Date: June 27, 2022


Expedition 68 crewmembers train for emergency scenarios in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston before their International Space Station mission. 

NASA Astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada are going to the International Space Station no earlier than Sept. 29, 2022 alongside their crewmates, Koichi Wakata of JAXA, and Anna Kikina of Roscosmos.

Astronaut Josh Cassada Official NASA Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/josh-a-cassada

Astronaut Nicole Mann Official NASA Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann

Astronaut Koichi Wakata Official JAXA Biography

https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/wakata-koichi/


Cosmonaut Anna Kikina Roscosmos Info

Anna Yuryevna Kikina (Russian: Анна Юрьевна Кикина, born August 27, 1984, in Novosibirsk) is a Russian engineer and test cosmonaut, selected in 2012. She is the only woman cosmonaut currently in active service at Roscosmos. [Wikipedia]


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. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on ISS: https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Release Date: July 26, 2022


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