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After years of NASA rejections and a pivot to SpaceX, flight surgeon Anil Menon finally becomes an astronaut and launches into space, with his wife Anna, who previously flew Polaris Dawn, also part of the journey. The story highlights perseverance as the Menon family pursues spaceflight—from Baikonur to the stars.
NASA will hold a 1:45 p.m. EDT media briefing at Johnson Space Center on April 29 to preview Anil Menon’s first spaceflight to the ISS aboard Soyuz MS-29, targeted for July 14 for an eight‑month stay as part of Expeditions 74/75; interviews follow, with in-person access for U.S. media and virtual options for international participants, and accreditation details provided.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon is set for his first space station mission in June 2026, launching aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to spend about eight months aboard the ISS, conducting scientific research to support future space exploration and benefit humanity.
St. Paul Academy graduate Anil Menon fulfills his childhood dream by becoming one of NASA's newest astronauts at the age of 47, after completing two years of training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. With a background in neurobiology and experience as an emergency medicine physician and flight surgeon for NASA and medical director for SpaceX, Menon is now eligible for flight assignments, potentially including trips to the moon and missions to the International Space Station, after being selected from a pool of over 12,000 applicants.