NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in Spacewalk Training | International Space Station

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in Spacewalk Training | International Space Station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, in his extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuit, is assisted by NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Stephanie Wilson, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov of Russia

In these pictures, NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim can be seen undergoing International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

During his first mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will serve as a flight engineer and member of the upcoming Expedition 72/73 crew. Kim will launch on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft no earlier than March 2025, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky. The trio will spend approximately eight months at the space station.

While aboard the orbiting laboratory, Kim will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare the crew for future space missions and provide benefits to people on Earth.

NASA selected Kim as an astronaut in 2017. After completing the initial astronaut candidate training, Kim supported mission and crew operations in various roles including the Expedition 65 lead operations officer, T-38 operations liaison, and space station capcom chief engineer.

A native of Los Angeles, Kim is a United States Navy lieutenant commander and dual designated naval aviator and flight surgeon. Kim also served as an enlisted Navy SEAL. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of San Diego and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and completed his internship with the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim's Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/jonny-kim/

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.

Image Credit: NASA/James Blair

Capture Date: Oct. 28, 2024

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