Soyuz MS-06
Operator | Roskosmos | ||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |
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Commander | Alexander Misurkin, RSA Expedition 53 second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Mark Vande Hei, NASA First spaceflight |
Backup crew
Position[2] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | Aleksandr Skvortsov, RSA | |
Flight Engineer 1 | 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 2 "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "Manned Spaceflight Launch and Landing Schedule". spacefacts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ 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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