Soyuz MS-06 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 13 September 2017.[1] It transported three members of the Expedition 53 crew to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-06 was the 135th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, and two American flight engineers.[3] It returned to Earth on 28 February 2018 after 168 days in orbit.[2]

Crew

Position Crew member
Commander Russia Alexander Misurkin, Roscosmos
Expedition 53/54
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 United States Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA
Expedition 53/54
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 United States Joseph M. Acaba, NASA
Expedition 53/54
Third spaceflight

Backup crew

Position[4] Crew member
Commander Russia Anton Shkaplerov, Roscosmos
Flight Engineer 1 United States Scott D. Tingle, NASA
Flight Engineer 2 United States Shannon Walker, 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.[5] Originally set to be on Soyuz MS-04, Alexander Misurkin and Mark T. Vande Hei have been assigned to Soyuz MS-06 instead.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Pietrobon, Steven (5 February 2017). "Russian Launch Manifest". Sworld.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Bergin, Chris (27 February 2018). "Soyuz MS-06 returns three ISS crew members to Earth". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Manned Spaceflight Launch and Landing Schedule". SpaceFacts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ^ Irene Klotz (16 November 2016). "NASA, Russia Set Flights for Trimmed-Down Space Station Crew". Space.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_MS-06
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