Expedition 65 Highlights: Here Are The Major Events That Happened In The ISS Yet [PHOTOS]

Expedition 65 mission is NASA's 65th and busiest crewed expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) yet.

The mission started with seven crew members on board on April 17, Space.com said. Three astronauts from the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft plus four astronauts from SpaceX's Crew-1 mission. A second SpaceX Crew Dragon ship landed on April 24, with four more Crew-2 members, bringing the ISS population to 11 people - about double the average crew size.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience returned to Earth on May 2. An astronaut aboard the International Space Station obtained this image of the spacecraft reentering the atmosphere. Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi were safely returned to Earth by the vessel.

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