The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, with the crew formed of NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin onboard, ascends towards the International Space Station after blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome as a front view shows the city of Barnaul, Russia September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Marina Lystseva 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Frank Rubio crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, walks to the rocket prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-22 at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 21, 2022. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS 

Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, wave as they board to the spaceship prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-22 at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 21, 2022. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS 

Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, speak with Chief of Russian space agency Roscosmos Yuri Borisov prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-22 at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 21, 2022. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS REFILE - CORRECTING SURNAME 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, walks to the rocket accompanied by Chief of Russian space agency Roscosmos Yuri Borisov, prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-22 at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 21, 2022. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS REFILE - CORRECTING SURNAME 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, walks to the rocket accompanied by Chief of Russian space agency Roscosmos Yuri Borisov, prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-22 at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 21, 2022. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS REFILE - CORRECTING SURNAME 

Frank Rubio, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, waves as he boards to the spaceship prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-22 at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 21, 2022. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS 

Frank Rubio, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, waves as he boards to the spaceship prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-22 at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 21, 2022. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS 

Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, walk to the rocket prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-22 at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 21, 2022. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio stands up from a chair during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev looks on during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev looks on during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev reacts during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin speak to their relatives during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev reacts during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio reacts during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio reacts during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio looks on during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev reacts during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin is assisted during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio looks on during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev looks on during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is assisted during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin speak to their relatives during space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin looks on after the space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin wave after the space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin wave after the space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev waves after the space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Chief of Russian space agency Roscosmos Yuri Borisov looks on before the Soyuz MS-22 launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov REFILE - CORRECTING SURNAME 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio looks on after the space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio waves in a bus after the space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio waves in a bus after the space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin wave to people after the space suits check shortly before the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Crew member Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev greets acquaintances from a bus while leaving for a pre-launch preparation ahead of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Crew member NASA astronaut Frank Rubio waves before boarding a bus for a pre-launch preparation ahead of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Crew member NASA astronaut Frank Rubio walks from a hotel for a pre-launch preparation ahead of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Crew members NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin walk from a hotel for a pre-launch preparation ahead of their expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Crew members NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin walk from a hotel for a pre-launch preparation ahead of their expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Crew members NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin walk from a hotel for a pre-launch preparation ahead of their expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Crew members NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin walk from a hotel for a pre-launch preparation ahead of their expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Crew members NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin walk from a hotel for a pre-launch preparation ahead of their expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Antenas are seen backlight at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 18, 2022. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin mission launch to the ISS is scheduled for September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov