Expedition 53

ISS Expedition 53
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Mission type	ISS Expedition
Expedition
Space station	International Space Station
Began	2 September 2017
Ended	14 December 2017
Arrived aboard	Soyuz MS-05; Soyuz MS-06
Departed aboard	Soyuz MS-05; Soyuz MS-06
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Expedition 52/53:; Sergey Ryazansky; Randolph J. Bresnik; Paolo Nespoli; Expedition 53/54:; Alexander Misurkin; Mark T. Vande Hei ; Joseph Acaba
	; Expedition 53 mission patch; ; (l-r) Acaba, Misurkin, Vande Hei, Ryazansky, Bresnik and Nespoli ISS expeditions ← Expedition 52 Expedition 54 →

Expedition 53 (September – December 2017) was the 53rd expedition to the International Space Station, which began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-04 on September 2, 2017, and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-05 on December 14, 2017. Randolph Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli and Sergey Ryazansky were transferred from Expedition 52, with Randolph Bresnik taking the commander role. Transfer of Command from Expedition 53 to Expedition 54 was done on December 13, 2017. Expedition 53 officially ended on December 14, 2017 5:14 UTC, with the undocking of Soyuz MS-05.^[2]

^ Garcia, Mark. "Crew Makes It To Space, Next Stop Station". NASA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b Garcia, Mark. "Expedition 53 Leaves Station, Begins Ride Home". NASA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

[start-1] Garcia, Mark. "Crew Makes It To Space, Next Stop Station". NASA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

[end-2] Garcia, Mark. "Expedition 53 Leaves Station, Begins Ride Home". NASA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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