Expedition 49
 Promotional Poster | |
| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 6 September 2016 UTC |
| Ended | 30 October 2016 UTC[1] |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz MS-01 Soyuz MS-02 |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz MS-01 Soyuz MS-02 |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Expedition 48/49: Kathleen Rubins Anatoli Ivanishin Takuya Onishi Expedition 49/50: Shane Kimbrough Andrei Borisenko Sergey Ryzhikov |
 Expedition 49 mission patch  (l-r) Ryzhikov, Kimbrough, Borisenko, Rubins, Ivanishin, Onishi | |
Expedition 49 was the 49th expedition to the International Space Station.
Anatoli Ivanishin, Kathleen Rubins and Takuya Onishi transferred from Expedition 48. Expedition 49 began upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-20M on September 6, 2016 and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-01 in October 2016. The crew of Soyuz MS-02 then transferred to Expedition 50.[2][3][4]
Crew
[edit]| Position | First Part (September to October 2016) |
Second Part (October 2016) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Anatoli Ivanishin, RSASecond spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Kathleen Rubins, NASAFirst spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Takuya Onishi, JAXAFirst spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Shane Kimbrough, NASA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 | Andrei Borisenko, RSA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Sergey Ryzhikov, RSA First spaceflight | |
Notes
[edit]One US Segment based EVA was planned for Expedition 49, this was later postponed.
A soccer ball belonging to Ellison Onizuka who was killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was brought to the ISS by Shane Kimbrough.[5]
References
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- ^ "'Golden' expedition: 50th commander takes charge of space station". collectspace.com. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "The inside story of the soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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