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Expedition 56

The Expedition 56 crew demonstrated sequencing microbial DNA to protect humans in space. The crew also installed the Cold Atom Lab to observe quantum and atomic processes and tested a handheld sextant as an alternate method of space navigation.

Mission Type

ISS Expedition

meet the crew

Oleg Artemyev, Drew Feustel, Ricky Arnold, Sergey Prokopyev, Alexander Gerst, Serena Auñon-Chancellor

Launch

March 21, 2018

Landing

Oct. 4, 2018

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 FeustelRicky Arnold