The Current ISS Crew – Who’s on the International Space Station?

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The Current ISS Crew – Who’s on the International Space Station?

Upcoming mission: Crew-12 (February 12, 2026 — planned)

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than February 12, 2026, at 5:38 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft. This crew rotation will restore a full complement of astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Before launch, the crew completed a dry dress rehearsal at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, practicing launch-day operations such as suiting up, traveling to the launch pad, boarding the spacecraft, and reviewing safety procedures. Launch teams also rehearsed countdown operations and confirmed the readiness of both the launch vehicle and spacecraft.

Crew-12 crew members:

  • Jessica Meir (NASA)

  • Jack Hathaway (NASA)

  • Sophie Adenot (ESA)

  • Andrey Fedyaev (Roscosmos)

Crew-11 returns to Earth (January 2026)

The Crew-11 mission astronauts — Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke (NASA), Kimiya Yui (JAXA), and Oleg Platonov (Roscosmos) — returned to Earth on January 15, 2026, following an early return decision by NASA after a medical issue occurred aboard the International Space Station.

After their departure, the ISS is temporarily operating with a reduced crew composed of Chris Williams (NASA) and cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev (Roscosmos), while awaiting the arrival of the next crew rotation that will restore the station’s usual staffing level.

This unusual situation, rare in the history of the ISS, limits certain operations such as spacewalks and temporarily slows down the scientific program aboard the station.

The ISS crew is currently composed of ten astronauts: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos), Alexey Zubritsky (Roscosmos), Jonny Kim (NASA), Anne McClain (NASA), Nichole Ayers (NASA), Takuya Onishi (JAXA), and Kirill Peskov (Roscosmos). They were recently joined by Chris Williams (NASA), Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (Roscosmos), and Sergei Mikaev (Roscosmos) aboard Soyuz MS-28.

On December 8, Jonny Kim, Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky will begin preparing for their return to Earth after eight months in orbit.

Expedition 73 (Updated December 2025)

Soyuz spacecraft seen from above as it approaches the ISS, with red desert terrain visible below.
The Soyuz MS-28 approaches the International Space Station during its final rendezvous phase, photographed from orbit with Earth’s desert landscapes in the background.

Crew-10 (since March 16, 2025)

  • Commander: Anne McClain – 🇺🇸 (NASA)

  • Pilot: Nichole Ayers – 🇺🇸 (NASA)

  • Mission Specialist: Takuya Onishi – 🇯🇵 (JAXA)

  • Mission Specialist: Kirill Peskov – 🇷🇺 (Roscosmos)

Soyuz MS-27 (since April 8, 2025)

  • Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov – 🇷🇺 (Roscosmos)

  • Flight Engineer: Alexey Zubritsky – 🇷🇺 (Roscosmos)

  • Flight Engineer: Jonny Kim – 🇺🇸 (NASA)

Soyuz MS-28 (since December 2025)

  • Commander: Sergey Kud-Sverchkov – 🇷🇺 (Roscosmos)

  • Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev – 🇷🇺 (Roscosmos)

  • Flight Engineer: Chris Williams – 🇺🇸 (NASA)

The official portrait of the Expedition 73 crew
iss073-s-002 (Oct. 16, 2024) — The official portrait of the International Space Station’s seven-member Expedition 73 crew from three different space agencies. Seated in the front row from left, are NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain. In the back row from left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov; NASA astronaut Jonny Kim; Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel Image Credit: Josh Valcarcel – NASA – John

Axiom Mission 4 – AX-4 (June 26 to July 14, 2025)

  • Commander: Peggy Whitson – 🇺🇸 United States

  • Pilot: Shubhanshu Shukla – 🇮🇳 India

  • Mission Specialist 1: Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski – 🇵🇱 Poland

  • Mission Specialist 2: Tibor Kapu – 🇭🇺 Hungary

Axiom Mission 4 is part of a series of private missions to the International Space Station (ISS). It is coordinated by Axiom Space, a pioneering company in the management of private spaceflights, in partnership with SpaceX and NASA. The Dragon spacecraft undocked on July 14 for a scheduled return to Earth on July 15, 2025.

Expedition 72 – 73 (Updated: March 18, 2025)

The current ISS crew is composed of the following seven astronauts:

  • Commander: NASA astronaut Anne McClain
  • Flight Engineer: NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers
  • Flight Engineer: Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov
  • Flight Engineer: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko
  • Flight Engineer: JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi
  • Flight Engineer: Roscosmos cosmonaut Nikolai Chub
  • Flight Engineer: NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara

ISS Crew Rotation – March 2025

It should be noted that astronauts Sunita « Suni » Williams and Barry « Butch » Wilmore extended their stay aboard the ISS due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft encountered during its test mission in June 2024. Originally planned for just one week, their mission was extended to nine months. They returned to Earth on March 18, 2025, aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Freedom capsule, along with Nick Hague (NASA) and Aleksandr Gorbunov (Roscosmos). The capsule successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida

Next Crew Rotation (Crew-10: 14 March 2025)

The launch of Crew-10 took place on Friday, March 14, at 00:03 (Paris time). Following this launch, astronauts Nick Hague, Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore (NASA), and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (Roscosmos) departed the station, splashing down safely off the coast of Florida

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