Expedition 49 was the 49th expedition to the International Space Station.
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| Mission type | ISS 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 | |
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 edit
- ^ "'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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