NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Available for Pre-Launch Interviews Ahead of ISS Mission
NASA astronaut Anil Menon is scheduled for virtual media interviews on Monday, June 22, at 9 a.m. EDT. These interviews will take place from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expeditions 74/75. Menon is slated to launch to the ISS on Tuesday, July 14, aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon will participate in limited virtual media interviews on Monday, June 22, starting at 9 a.m. EDT. The interviews will be conducted from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, and will be streamed live on NASA’s YouTube channel. Media outlets interested in participating must submit requests to NASA’s Johnson Space Center newsroom by 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17.
Menon is a flight engineer for International Space Station Expedition 74/75. He is scheduled to launch to the orbiting laboratory on Tuesday, July 14, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. He will travel aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.
The crew is expected to spend approximately eight months on the ISS, returning to Earth in spring 2027. During his expedition, Menon will engage in scientific investigations and technology demonstrations. These activities are designed to support human preparation for future exploration missions to the Moon and Mars, while also providing benefits for Earth.
His mission includes hundreds of planned experiments. Menon will participate in studies examining astronaut vein structure, blood flow, and blood composition in microgravity. He will also test methods for producing intravenous fluids using the space station’s potable water supply.
This will be Menon's first spaceflight since his selection as part of NASA’s 2021 astronaut class. A native of Minneapolis, he is an emergency medicine physician, a mechanical engineer, and a colonel in the United States Space Force. He previously served as an expedition flight surgeon, supporting NASA crew members on the space station.
According to NASA Breaking News, people have continuously lived and worked aboard the International Space Station for more than 25 years, advancing scientific knowledge and achieving research breakthroughs. The station helps NASA understand human spaceflight challenges, expand commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit, and build a foundation for long-duration missions to the Moon via the Artemis program, and to Mars.
