Soyuz MS-06

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Soyuz MS-06
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2017-054A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.42937Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSoyuz-MS 11F747
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Crew
Crew size2
MembersAlexander Misurkin
Mark Vande Hei
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 2017
RocketSoyuz-FG
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Docking with ISS
Soyuz programme
(Manned missions)
 

Soyuz MS-06 is a Soyuz spaceflight planned for September 2017. It will transport two members of the Expedition 53 crew to the International Space Station. MS-06 will be the 135th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander, and an American flight engineer.[1]


Crew

Position Crew Member
Commander Russia Alexander Misurkin, RSA
Expedition 53
second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 United States Mark Vande Hei, NASA
First spaceflight

Backup crew

Position[2] Crew Member
Commander Russia Aleksandr Skvortsov, RSA
Flight Engineer 1 United States Scott Tingle, NASA

Due to a decision to cut down the number of participating Russian astronauts in 2017, changes were made in crew assignments to the ISS.[3] Originally set to be on Soyuz MS-04, Alexander Misurkin and Mark Vande Hei have been assigned to Soyuz MS-06 instead.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Manned Spaceflight Launch and Landing Schedule". spacefacts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ^ Irene Klotz (16 November 2016). "NASA, Russia Set Flights for Trimmed-Down Space Station Crew". space.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.