WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has announced the four-member crew for SpaceX’s Crew-14 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

According to NASA, the mission will include astronauts from the United States, Japan and Russia and is not scheduled to launch before spring 2027. The crew will focus on long-duration scientific research and technology demonstrations aboard the space station.

NASA astronaut Kayla Barron will serve as the mission commander, while fellow NASA astronaut Chris Birch will serve as pilot. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Makoto Suwa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Arutun Kiviryan will serve as mission specialists.

Crew-14 will be the 14th commercial crew rotation mission conducted by SpaceX for NASA under the agency’s low-Earth-orbit program.

During the mission, the crew will conduct scientific experiments and test technologies designed to support future human exploration of the Moon and Mars. NASA said the research will also contribute to scientific and technological advances that could benefit people on Earth.