Soyuz MS-05

Soyuz MS-05
The launch of Soyuz MS-05
Operator Roskosmos
COSPAR ID 2017-043A
SATCAT no. 42898
Mission duration 139d 4h 57m 16s
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Soyuz-MS 11F747
Manufacturer RKK Energia
Crew
Crew size 3
Members Sergey Ryazansky
Paolo Nespoli
Randy Bresnik
Callsign Borei (Boreas)
Start of mission
Launch date 28 July 2017 15:41 UTC[1]
Rocket Soyuz-FG
Launch site Baikonur Pad 1/5
End of mission
Landing date 14 December 2017 08:38 UTC[2]
Landing site Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Docking with ISS
Docking port Rassvet nadir
Docking date 28 July 2017 21:54 UTC[1]
Undocking date 14 December 2017 05:14 UTC[3]
Time docked 138d 7h 20m


From left to right: Nespoli, Ryazansky, Bresnik
Soyuz programme
(Manned missions)

Soyuz MS-05 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 28 July 2017.[1] It transported three members of the Expedition 52 crew to the International Space Station. MS-05 was the 134th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consists of a Russian commander, and a European and an American flight engineer. It returned to Earth on 14 December 2017 after 139 days on orbit.

Crew

Position[4] Crew Member
Commander Russia Sergey Ryazansky, RSA
Expedition 52
Second and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 United States Randy Bresnik, NASA
Expedition 52
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Italy Paolo Nespoli, ESA
Expedition 52
Third spaceflight

Backup crew

Position[5] Crew Member
Commander Russia Alexander Misurkin, RSA
Flight Engineer 1 United States Mark Vande Hei, NASA
Flight Engineer 2 Japan Norishige Kanai, JAXA
Crew from Soyuz MS-05 with other crew members aboard ISS

References

  1. 1 2 3 Richardson, Derek (28 July 2017). "ISS crew size increases to 6 with Soyuz MS-05 docking". Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. "Soyuz MS-05 returns crew back to Earth". 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. Soyuz MS-05 begins journey back to Earth
  4. "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. "Manned Spaceflight Launch and Landing Schedule". spacefacts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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