Expedition 49

ISS Expedition 49
Mission type ISS Expedition
Expedition
Space Station International Space Station
Began 7 September 2016 (2016-09-07Z) UTC
Ended 30 October 2016 (2016-10-31Z) UTC
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:
Robert S. Kimbrough
Andrei Borisenko
Sergey Ryzhikov


(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.[1][2][3]

Crew

Position First Part
(September 2016 to October 2016)		 Second Part
(October 2016 to November 2016)
Commander Russia Anatoli Ivanishin, RSA
Second Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 United States Kathleen Rubins, NASA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Japan Takuya Onishi, JAXA
First Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3 United States Robert S. Kimbrough, NASA
Second Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4 Russia Andrei Borisenko, RSA
Second Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 5 Russia Sergey Ryzhikov, RSA
First Spaceflight

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming ISS expeditions". Spacefacts. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "International Space Station Crew Assignments". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "NASA, International Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members". RedOrbit. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.


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