Expedition 49

ISS Expedition 49
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Mission typeISS Expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began6 September 2016 (2016-09-06Z) UTC
Ended30 October 2016 (2016-10-31Z) UTC[1]
Arrived aboardSoyuz MS-01
Soyuz MS-02
Departed aboardSoyuz MS-01
Soyuz MS-02
Crew
Crew size6
MembersExpedition 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

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.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "'Golden' expedition: 50th commander takes charge of space station". collectspace.com. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Upcoming ISS expeditions". Spacefacts. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ "International Space Station Crew Assignments". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ^ "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.

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