Anna Kikina
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Anna Yuryevna Kikina is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut, selected in 2012. She is the only female cosmonaut currently in active service at Roscosmos. She made her first flight to space in 2023 to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX Crew-5, the first Roscosmos cosmonaut to fly aboard a U.S. spacecraft since 2002. During her time on the ISS, Kikina served as a flight engineer during the long-duration Expedition 68 mission.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Cosmonaut Anna Kikina in a SpaceX suit
ISS-68 Flight Engineer Anna Kikina
The crew of the SpaceX Crew-5 mission before the launch.
Anna Kikina is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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Bill Nelson looks on the SpaceX Crew-5 crew as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A.
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The crew of the SpaceX Crew-5 mission before the launch.