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Anna Kikina has been on the International Space Station since July 27, 2026, as part of the crew of the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, along with Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and American astronaut Anil Menon.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina photographed Moscow from the International Space Station.
A photograph of Moscow at night was published by Roscosmos in honor of the capital’s 879th anniversary.
MOSCOW, September 13 - RIA Novosti. Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina photographed Moscow from aboard the International Space Station, flying at an altitude of about 400 kilometers; the image was published by the state corporation in the channel on the Max platform.
“The capital turned 879 years old. In honor of this event, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina photographed the largest city in Europe by area from the International Space Station,” says the description of the photograph of Moscow at night.
City Day was celebrated in the capital on September 5-6.
Kikina has been at the station since July 27, 2026. She arrived on the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and American astronaut Anil Menon.

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