Expedition 50

ISS Expedition 50

Mission type	ISS Expedition
Expedition
Space Station	International Space Station
Began	28 October 2016 UTC[1]
Arrived aboard	Soyuz MS-02 Soyuz MS-03
Departed aboard	Soyuz MS-02 Soyuz MS-03
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Expedition 49/50: Robert S. Kimbrough Andrei Borisenko Sergey Ryzhikov Expedition 50/51: Peggy Whitson Oleg Novitskiy Thomas Pesquet
ISS expeditions ← Expedition 49 Expedition 51 →

Expedition 50 is the 50th expedition to the International Space Station.

Robert S. Kimbrough, Andrei Borisenko and Sergey Ryzhikov transferred from Expedition 49. Expedition 50 began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-01 on October 28,^[1] 2016 and will be concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-02 in March 2017. The crew of Soyuz MS-03 are then to transfer to Expedition 51.

After the launch of Soyuz MS-03, Peggy Whitson, at age 56, became the oldest woman to fly into space. She will also become the first woman to command two ISS expeditions (will command Expedition 51).^[2][3] Soyuz MS-03 docked at the International Space Station on November 19, 2016, bringing the total number of people in the station to 6.^[4]

Crew

Position	First Part (October to November 2016)	Second Part (November 2016 to February 2017)
Commander	Robert S. Kimbrough, NASA Second Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1	Sergey Ryzhikov, RSA First Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2	Andrei Borisenko, RSA Second Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3		Peggy Whitson, NASA Third Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4		Oleg Novitskiy, RSA Second Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 5		Thomas Pesquet, ESA First Spaceflight

References

1. "'Golden' expedition: 50th commander takes charge of space station". collectspace.com. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
2. "NASA's Peggy Whitson Becomes Oldest Woman in Space - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
3. Chiara Palazzo Associated Press. "Nasa veteran Peggy Whitson becomes the oldest woman in space as she blasts off for ISS". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
4. "Welcome Aboard! New Arrivals Make Six Expedition 50 Crew Members | Space Station". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-24.

External links

• NASA's Space Station Expedition 50 page