Expedition 54
Expedition 54 was the 54th expedition to the International Space Station, which began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-05 on December 14, 2017 and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-06 on February 27, 2018. Alexander Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei and Joseph Acaba were transferred from Expedition 53, with Alexander Misurkin taking the commander role. Transfer of Command from Expedition 54 to Expedition 55 was done on February 26, 2018. Expedition 54 officially ended on February 27, 2018 23:08 UTC, with the undocking of Soyuz MS-06.[2]
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| Mission type | ISS Expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 14 December 2017 UTC[1] |
| Ended | 27 February 2018 UTC[2] |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz MS-06 Soyuz MS-07 |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz MS-06 Soyuz MS-07 |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6[3] |
| Members | Expedition 53/54: Alexander Misurkin Mark T. Vande Hei Joseph M. Acaba Expedition 54/55: Anton Shkaplerov Scott D. Tingle Norishige Kanai |
Expedition 54 mission patch (l-r) Acaba, Vande Hei, Misurkin, Shkaplerov, Tingle, and Kanai | |
Crew edit
| Position | First Part (December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017) | Second Part (December 17, 2017 to February 27, 2018) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Alexander Misurkin, RSA Second and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 | Joseph M. Acaba, NASA Third spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Anton Shkaplerov, RSA Third spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 | Scott D. Tingle, NASA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Norishige Kanai, JAXA First spaceflight | |
Spacewalks edit
| EVA # | Spacewalkers | Start (UTC) | End (UTC) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expedition 54 EVA 1 | January 23, 2018 11:49 | January 23, 2018 19:13 | 7 hours 24 minutes | Replaced Latching End Effector (LEE-B) on Canadarm2, Installed failed LEE on ESP2, Replaced LEE Camera, Replaced EVA Socket. | |
| Expedition 54 EVA 2* | February 2, 2018 15:34 | February 2, 2018 23:47 | 8 hours 13 minutes | Remove and replacement of an electronics box for a high-gain communications antenna on the Zvezda service module. | |
| Expedition 54 EVA 3 | February 16, 2018 12:00 | February 16, 2018 17:57 | 5 hours 57 minutes | Finished removal and replacement of Latching End Effector on POA, Replaced LEE Camera, Installed Ground Strap on Canadarm2, Brought failed LEE inside, Lubricated Canadarm2, Moved Tool Platform on Dextre, Adjusted Struts on Flex Hose Rotary Coupler. |
*denotes spacewalks performed from the Pirs docking compartment in Russian Orlan suits.
All other spacewalks were performed from the Quest airlock.
Uncrewed spaceflights to the ISS edit
Resupply missions that visited the International Space Station during Expedition 54:
| Spacecraft - ISS flight number | Country | Mission | Launcher | Launch (UTC) | Docked/Berthed (UTC) † | Undocked/Unberthed (UTC) | Duration (Docked) | Deorbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX CRS-13 - CRS SpX-13 | United States | Logistics | Falcon 9 | 15 Dec 2017, 15:36:00 | 17 Dec 2017, 10:57 | 13 Jan 2018, 09:58 | 26d 23h 1m | 13 Jan 2018, 14:43 |
| Progress MS-08 - ISS 69P | Russia | Logistics | Soyuz-2.1a | 13 Feb 2018, 08:13:33 | 15 Feb 2018, 10:38 | 23 Aug 2018, 02:16 | 188d 15h 38m | 30 Aug 2018 |
References edit
- ^ Garcia, Mark. "Dragon Attached to Station for Month of Cargo Transfers". NASA. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b Garcia, Mark. "Expedition 54 Trio Undocks from Station, Begins Ride Home". NASA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Astronauts Just Watched 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' in Space!". Space.com. 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Expedition 54". NASA. Retrieved 2017-04-10.