Portrait of an Astronaut

Aug 28, 2025 - 02:03

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A black and white photo of a woman wearing a spacesuit and helmet. She looks upward toward the right. The photo shows only her head and shoulders.

NASA/Josh Valcarcel

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a portrait in a photography studio on March 22, 2024, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Cardman is currently aboard the International Space Station, where she performs research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities. Recently, she took a robotics test on a computer for the portion of the CIPHER study that measures cognition, or space-caused changes to her brain structure and function; she also installed high-definition cameras on a spacesuit helmet.

Cardman launched to the space station on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission. Members of Crew-11 will contribute to NASA’s Artemis program by simulating Moon landing scenarios that future crews may encounter near the lunar South Pole.

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog.

Image credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel