Soyuz MS-27 Crew Members: USA & Russia | International Space Station

Soyuz MS-27 Crew Members: USA & Russia | International Space Station

Soyuz MS-27 crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia.

NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.

NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.

Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Russia poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.

Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Russia poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.

Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Russia poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.

Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-27 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Russia poses for a portrait in his Sokol launch and entry suit at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.

The Soyuz MS-27 mission patch representing the three crew members with Jonny Kim of NASA and Roscosmos cosmonauts Srgey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy of Russia launching to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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 Russian Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft no earlier than April 8, 2025, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky of Russia. 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: Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Center (GCTC)

Release Date: March 28, 2025

#NASA #Space #ISS #Science #SoyuzMS27Spacecraft #Astronaut #JonnyKim #FlightEngineer #Pilot #NavalAviator #FlightSurgeon #KoreanAmerican #AsianAmerican #UnitedStates #Cosmonauts  #SrgeyRyzhikov #AlexeyZubritskiy #Russia #Россия #Roscosmos #Роскосмос #Expedition73 #SpaceLaboratory #HumanSpaceflight #InternationalCooperation #STEM #Education