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Expedition 72 begins on Sept. 23, 2024 and ends in Spring 2025. The orbital residents will explore a variety of space phenomena to benefit humans on and off the Earth including pharmaceutical manufacturing, advanced life support systems, genetic sequencing in microgravity, and more.

Mission Type

Humans in Space

meet the crew

Alexey Ovchinin, Suni WIlliams, Butch Wilmore, Ivan Vagner, Don Pettit, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Nick Hague

start

Sep. 23, 2024

Landing

Spring 2025

Crew Members

Alexey Ovchinin, Flight Engineer
Suni Williams, Commander
Butch Wilmore, Flight Engineer
Ivan Vagner, Flight Engineer
Don Pettit, Flight Engineer
Aleksandr Gorbunov, Flight Engineer
Nick Hague, Flight Engineer

Crew and Cargo Missions

11/5/2024 – SpaceX CRS-31 Dock
11/4/2024 – SpaceX CRS-31 Launch
11/3/2024 – SpaceX Crew-9 Relocation
10/25/2024 – SpaceX Crew-8 Splashdown
10/23/2024 – SpaceX Crew-8 Undock
9/29/2024 – SpaceX Crew-9 Dock
9/28/2024 – SpaceX Crew-9 Launch
9/23/2024 – Soyuz MS-25 Land
9/23/2024 – Soyuz MS-25 Undock