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Portrait of the Expedition 54 Crew on the Space Station

Six Expedition 54 crew on space station pose for group photo
The six-member Expedition 54 crew poses for a lighthearted crew portrait inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module on Feb. 18, 2018. Three of the crew members are packed up and prepared to return to Earth today, Tuesday, Feb. 27.

The six-member Expedition 54 crew poses for a lighthearted crew portrait inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module on Feb. 18, 2018. Clockwise from the bottom are: Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos; NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba; Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov; Astronaut Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA); NASA astronaut Scott Tingle.

Three of the crew members are packed up and prepared to return to Earth today, Tuesday, Feb. 27. Commander Misurkin will lead fellow crew members Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei back to Earth inside the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft for a landing in south central Kazakhstan at 9:31 p.m. EST.

Image Credit: NASA