 On June 2, 2017, Cassidy was replaced by Patrick G. Forrester as Chief of the Astronaut Office and was returned to normal flight status.Cassidy launched onboard Soyuz MS-16 on April 9, 2020, as part of Expedition 62.He is currently the ISS Commander for Expedition 63, which consists of Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoli Ivanishin.