NASA astronaut Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Jan. 8, 2026. Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 14, accompanied by cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, where they will join the Expedition 74 crew advancing in scientific research. While on the station, Menon will conduct scientific research and technology demonstrations aimed at promoting human space exploration and benefiting life on Earth.

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Image credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz.