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Expedition 65

Occurred 2 years ago

The Expedition 65 crew explored ways to develop advanced medicines and therapies to treat diseases on Earth and studied how to grow plants with less water and pesticides. The crewmates also tested new portable ultrasound technology and installed new, more powerful roll-out solar arrays.

Mission Type

ISS Expedition

Meet the crew

Pyotr Dubrov, Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Thomas Pesquet, Akihiko Hoshide, Oleg Novitskiy, Mark Vande Hei

Launch

April 9, 2021

Landing

Oct. 17, 2021

Crew Members

Thomas Pesquet, Commander
Pyotr Dubrov, Flight Engineer
Shane Kimbrough, Flight Engineer
Megan McArthur, Flight Engineer
Akihiko Hoshide, Flight Engineer
Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer
Mark Vande Hei, Flight Engineer

Crew and Cargo Missions

10/5/21 – Soyuz MS-19 Launch/Dock
9/30/21 – SpaceX CRS-23 Undock
9/28/21 – Soyuz MS-18 Relocation
8/30/21 – SpaceX CRS-23 Dock
8/29/21 – SpaceX CRS-23 Launch
8/12/21 – Cygnus CRS-16 Capture
8/10/21 – Cygnus CRS-16 Launch
7/29/21 – Nauka MLM Installation
7/26/21 – ISS Progress 77/Pirs Undock
7/21/21 – Nauka MLM Launch
7/21/21 – SpaceX Crew-2 Relocation
7/8/21 – SpaceX CRS-22 Undock
7/1/21 – ISS Progress 78 Dock
6/29/21 – ISS Progress 78 Launch
6/29/21 – Cygnus CRS-15 Release
6/5/21 – SpaceX CRS-22 Dock
6/3/21 – SpaceX CRS-22 Launch
5/2/21 – SpaceX Crew-1 Splashdown
5/1/21 – SpaceX Crew-1 Undock
4/27/21 – ISS Progress 75 Undock

Spacewalks

Date: Sept. 9, 2021
Duration: 7 hours, 25 minutes
Spacewalkers: Oleg NovitskiyPyotr Dubrov

Date:
Sept. 3, 2021
Duration: 7 hours, 54 minutes
Spacewalkers: Oleg NovitskiyPyotr Dubrov

Date:
June 25, 2021
Duration: 6 hours, 45 minutes
Spacewalkers: Thomas PesquetShane Kimbrough

Date:
June 20, 2021
Duration: 6 hours, 28 minutes
Spacewalkers: Thomas PesquetShane Kimbrough

Date:
June 16, 2021
Duration: 7 hours, 15 minutes
Spacewalkers: Thomas PesquetShane Kimbrough

Date:
June 2, 2021
Duration: 7 hours, 19 minutes
Spacewalkers: Oleg NovitskiyPyotr Dubrov