Expedition 74 flight engineers pose for a portrait while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival

iss074e0814792 (July 18, 2026) --- From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a portrait while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS‑29 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 14, 2026, and docked to the orbital outpost’s Rassvet module the same day, beginning an eight‑and‑a‑half‑month space research mission.