Expedition 48

ISS Expedition 48
Mission type ISS Expedition
Expedition
Space Station International Space Station
Arrived aboard Soyuz TMA-20M
Soyuz MS-01
Departed aboard Soyuz TMA-20M
Soyuz MS-01
Crew
Crew size 6 (planned)
Members Expedition 47/48:
Aleksey Ovchinin
Oleg Skripochka
Jeffrey Williams
Expedition 48/49:
Kathleen Rubins
Anatoli Ivanishin
Takuya Onishi


ISS expeditions
 Expedition 47 Expedition 49

Expedition 48 is scheduled to be the 48th expedition to the International Space Station.

Jeffrey Williams, Aleksey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka are to transfer from Expedition 47. Expedition 48 is scheduled to begin upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-19M in June 2016 and conclude upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-20M in September 2016. The crew of Soyuz MS-01 are then to transfer to Expedition 49.[1][2][3]

Crew

Position First Part
(June 2016)
Second Part
(June 2016 to September 2016)
Commander Jeffrey Williams, NASA
Fourth spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Aleksey Ovchinin, RSA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Oleg Skripochka, RSA
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3 Kathleen Rubins, NASA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4 Anatoli Ivanishin, RSA
Second Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 5 Takuya Onishi, JAXA
First Spaceflight

References

  1. "Upcoming ISS expeditions". Spacefacts. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. "International Space Station Crew Assignments". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. "NASA, International Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members". RedOrbit. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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