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ISS Expedition 52
Mission typeISS Expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Arrived aboardSoyuz MS-04
Soyuz MS-05
Departed aboardSoyuz MS-04
Soyuz MS-05
Crew
Crew size5 (planned)
Members
Expedition 51/52:
Alexander Misurkin
Nikolai Tikhonov
Mark T. Vande Hei
Expedition 52/53:
Fyodor Yurchikhin
Jack Fischer
Paolo Nespoli

Expedition 52 is scheduled to be the 52nd expedition to the International Space Station.[1]

Due to a decision to cut down the number of participating Russian astronauts in 2017, only two astronauts will be launched on Soyuz MS-04, bringing the total crew number to five.[2]

Crew

Position First Part
(May 2017) 		Second Part
(May 2017 to September 2017)
Commander Russia Fyodor Yurchikhin, RSA
Fifth Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 United States Jack Fischer, NASA
First Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 United States Randy Bresnik, NASA
Second Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3 Russia Sergey Ryazansky, RSA
Second Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4 Italy Paolo Nespoli, ESA
Third Spaceflight

References

  1. ^ "NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Mission Crew Members". NASA. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ Irene Klotz (16 November 2016). "NASA, Russia Set Flights for Trimmed-Down Space Station Crew". space.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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