ISS CHANGE-OF-COMMAND CEREMONY, July 25, 2026, Earth orbit, 9;40 am ET

A change-of-command ceremony will take place on the International Space Station at 9:40 am ET on July 25, 2026 as command is transferred from Russia’s Sergey Kud-Sverchkov to NASA’s Jessica Meir. Kud-Sverchkov and his Soyuz MS-28 crewmates Sergei Mikaev and NASA’s Chris Williams, are set to return to Earth later that day, landing in Kazakhstan on July 26 ET.

More information is at the bottom of NASA’s press release about the arrival of Soyuz MS-29. The change-of-command ceremony will air live on NASA+.