Expedition 72 Preflight

NASA team members arrive at the Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in advance of the launch of Expedition 72 crew members: NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Pettit, Ovchinin, and Vagner are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on September 11. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)