
Expedition 56
Expedition 56 crew sequenced DNA, installed the Cold Atom Lab quantum physics research device, and tested an alternate method of space navigation.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Drew Feustel, Commander
Oleg Artemyev, Flight Engineer
Ricky Arnold, Flight Engineer
Sergey Prokopyev, Flight Engineer
Alexander Gerst, Flight Engineer
Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
10/4/18 – Exp 55/56 Undock/Land
9/27/18 – HTV-7 Kounotori Capture
9/22/18 – HTV-7 Kounotori Launch
8/22/18 – ISS Progress 69 Undock
8/3/18 – SpaceX CRS-15 Release
7/15/18 – Cygnus CRS-9 Release
7/9/18 – ISS Progress 70 Launch/Dock
7/2/18 – SpaceX CRS-15 Capture
6/29/18 – SpaceX CRS-15 Launch
6/8/18 – Exp 56/57 Dock
6/6/18 – Exp 56/57 Launch
Spacewalks
Date: Aug. 15, 2018
Duration: 7 hours, 46 minutes
Spacewalkers: Oleg Artemyev, Sergey Prokopyev
Date: June 14, 2018
Duration: 6 hours, 49 minutes
Spacewalkers: Drew Feustel, Ricky Arnold