Soyuz MS-06

Soyuz MS-06
Operator Roskosmos
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Soyuz-MS 11F747
Manufacturer RKK Energia
Crew
Crew size 2
Members Alexander Misurkin
Mark Vande Hei
Start of mission
Launch date September 2017
Rocket Soyuz-FG
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Docking with ISS

Soyuz programme
(Manned missions)
 Soyuz MS-05 Soyuz MS-07

Soyuz MS-06 is a Soyuz spaceflight planned for September 2017. It will transport two members of the Expedition 53 crew to the International Space Station. MS-06 will be the 135th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander, and an American flight engineer.[1]


Crew

Position Crew Member
Commander Russia Alexander Misurkin, RSA
Expedition 53
second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 United States Mark Vande Hei, NASA
First spaceflight

Backup crew

Position[2] Crew Member
Commander Russia Aleksandr Skvortsov, RSA
Flight Engineer 1 United States Scott Tingle, 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.[3] Originally set to be on Soyuz MS-04, Alexander Misurkin and Mark Vande Hei have been assigned to Soyuz MS-06 instead.[1]

References


  1. 1 2 "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. "Manned Spaceflight Launch and Landing Schedule". spacefacts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. Irene Klotz (16 November 2016). "NASA, Russia Set Flights for Trimmed-Down Space Station Crew". space.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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