NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov wave as they leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits on Launch Complex 40 at the Space Force Station Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts are scheduled to begin a mission on Saturday afternoon to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, and NASA astronaut Nick Hague arrive at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 as they prepare for their mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov pose for a photo after they arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 as they prepare for their mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

In this image released by NASA, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, both Expedition 71 Flight Engineers, make pizza aboard the International Space Station's galley located inside the Unity module on Sept. 9, 2024. Items are attached to the galley using tape and velcro to keep them from flying away in the microgravity environment. (NASA via AP)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, and NASA astronaut Nick Hague pose for a photo after they arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 to prepare for their mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

NASA astronaut Nick Hague waves as he leaves the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)