NEWSNATIONNOW - NASA astronaut heading to space station this week: What to know
Menon will embark on the Soyuz MS-29 mission on July 14 as a flight engineer alongside two Russian cosmonauts.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - NASA directs crew in International Space Station to wait inside 'safe haven' while repairs are done
The cosmonauts are repairing cracks that have, on and off for five years, caused small air leaks, which is considered a top safety risk.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jordan Perkins) - Russian cosmonauts to conduct ISS spacewalk
During the spacewalk, the duo will be performing maintenance tasks.