
Expedition 50
The Expedition 50 crew explored tissue regeneration using the microgravity environment to promote cell growth and tested a new lighting system to support crew wakefulness and sleep in space. An external experiment measured key components of the Earth's atmosphere and profiled trace gases.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Andrey Borisenko, Commander
Shane Kimbrough, Flight Engineer
Sergey Ryzhikov, Flight Engineer
Thomas Pesquet, Flight Engineer
Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer
Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
4/10/17 – Exp 49/50 Land
3/19/17 – SpaceX CRS-10 Splashdown
2/24/17 – ISS Progress 66 Docks
2/23/17 – SpaceX CRS-10 Capture
2/22/17 – ISS Progress 66 Launch
2/19/17 – SpaceX CRS-10 Launch
1/31/17 – ISS Progress 64 Undock
1/27/17 – HTV-6 Kounotori Release
12/13/16 – HTV-6 Kounotori Capture
12/9/16 – HTV-6 Kounotori Launch
12/1/16 – ISS Progress 65 Anomaly
11/21/16 – Orbital ATK CRS-5 Release
11/19/16 – Exp 50/51 Dock
11/17/16 – Exp 50/51 Launch
Spacewalks
Date: March 30, 2017
Duration: 7 hours, 4 minutes
Spacewalkers: Shane Kimbrough, Peggy Whitson
Date: March 24, 2017
Duration: 6 hours, 34 minutes
Spacewalkers: Shane Kimbrough, Thomas Pesquet
Date: Jan. 13, 2017
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes
Spacewalkers: Shane Kimbrough, Thomas Pesquet
Date: Jan. 6, 2017
Duration: 6 hours, 32 minutes
Spacewalkers: Shane Kimbrough, Peggy Whitson
Expedition 50 Resources
Expedition 50 News

NASA Announces Upcoming International Space Station Crew Assignments

NASA Astronaut Jack Fischer Available for Interviews Before Space Station Mission

NASA Updates Schedule for International Space Station Spacewalks

NASA’s Weekly Video Clips Feature Research by Astronauts, Station Reconfiguration Work