International Space Station holds a change-of-command ceremony on August 5, 2025, as Takuya Onishi hands leadership to Sergey Ryzhikov during Crew 10 farewell.
The International Space Station held its change‑of‑command ceremony on August 5, 2025, while orbiting Earth. The event, which began at 1:10 pm Eastern Time, marked the official farewell for Crew‑10. During the ceremony, Takuya Onishi handed over command of the station to Sergey Ryzhikov as part of Expedition 73. A previous handover had taken place on April 18, 2025, when Aleksey Ovchinin passed command to Takuya Onishi. NASA carried out these changes as part of its routine crew rotation schedule, ensuring the smooth continuation of station operations. The International Space Station hosted a change‑of‑command ceremony on August 5, 2025. The ceremony happened while the station was in orbit around Earth. The event started at 1:10 pm Eastern Time. This activity was part of the farewell for Crew‑10. Takuya Onishi passed the role of station commander to Sergey Ryzhikov. Takuya Onishi was serving as part of Expedition 73. An earlier command handover had taken place on April 18, 2025. T...