Expedition 48
Mission type | ISS Expedition |
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Expedition | |
Space station | International Space Station |
Began | 17 June 2016 13:20 UTC[1] |
Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-20M Soyuz MS-01 |
Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-20M Soyuz MS-01 |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 (planned) |
Members | Expedition 47/48: Aleksey Ovchinin Oleg Skripochka Jeffrey Williams Expedition 48/49: Kathleen Rubins Anatoli Ivanishin Takuya Onishi |
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Expedition 48 is the 48th expedition to the International Space Station.
Jeffrey Williams, Aleksey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka transferred from Expedition 47. Expedition 48 began upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-19M in 17 June 2016 13:20 UTC[1] and will conclude upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-20M in September 2016. The crew of Soyuz MS-01 are then to transfer to Expedition 49.[2][3][4]
Crew
Position | First Part (17 June 2016) |
Second Part (July 2016 to September 2016)[5] |
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Commander | Jeffrey Williams, NASA Fourth spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Aleksey Ovchinin, RSA First spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Oleg Skripochka, RSA Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 3 | Kathleen Rubins, NASA First spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 4 | Anatoli Ivanishin, RSA Second Spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 5 | Takuya Onishi, JAXA First Spaceflight |
References
- ^ a b Mark Garcia (17 June 2016). "NASA Astronauts Swap Station Command". blogs.nasa.gov.
- ^ "Upcoming ISS expeditions". Spacefacts. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "International Space Station Crew Assignments". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "NASA, International Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members". RedOrbit. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Launch of new series manned spacecraft rescheduled due to risk of docking disruption". TASS news agency. 6 June 2016.
External links
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