News Archive / Tagged: Expedition 53

• Soyuz MS-05 trio lands in Kazakhstan after 138-day ISS stay

  Derek RichardsonDecember 14th, 2017

  Returning from the black of space to the cold of Kazakhstan, three International Space Station crew members have returned to Earth after 138 days and 17 hours in space. Soyuz MS-05 landed at 2:37 p.m. Kazakh time (3:37 a.m. EST / 08:37 GMT) Dec. 14, 2017.

• Expedition 53 celebrates Thanksgiving on ISS

  Derek RichardsonNovember 23rd, 2017

  Astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station have now celebrated 18 Thanksgivings in orbit since 2000. This year, it was Expedition 53’s turn to share their thoughts and memories of the holiday.

• S.S. Gene Cernan OA-8 Cygnus arrives at ISS

  Derek RichardsonNovember 14th, 2017

  After a two-day trek, Orbital ATK’s OA-8 Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station. The vehicle was berthed to the outpost at 7:15 a.m. EST (12:15 GMT) Nov. 14, 2017, and will remain attached for several weeks.

• Astronauts complete 3rd spacewalk in 2 weeks

  Derek RichardsonOctober 21st, 2017

  International Space Station Expedition 53 astronauts Randy Bresnik and Joe Acaba stepped outside for the third spacewalk this month dedicated toward outpost maintenance activities.

• Progress MS-07 freighter docks with International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonOctober 16th, 2017

  After spending two days catching up with the International Space Station, an automated Russian cargo freighter rendezvoused and docked with the outpost to supply the Expedition 53 crew with food and supplies.

• Astronauts breeze through US EVA-45

  Derek RichardsonOctober 10th, 2017

  Less than a week after completing one spacewalk, International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 53 astronauts Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei set out on another extravehicular activity (EVA). This excursion, U.S. EVA-45 lasted about 6.5 hours.

• Spacewalkers replace ‘hand’ on space station robotic arm

  Derek RichardsonOctober 5th, 2017

  Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik and Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei wrapped up the first of three spacewalks planned for the next two weeks. The Oct. 5, 2017, spacewalk was nearly seven hours long and saw the replacement of one of the two Latching End Effectors (LEE) on the International Space Station’s robotic arm.

• International Space Station crew size returns to 6

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 13th, 2017

  The population of the International Space Station returned to six people as the crew of Soyuz MS-06 docked with and entered the outpost. The spacecraft hard-mated with its docking port at about 10:55 p.m. EDT Sept. 12 (02:55 GMT Sept. 13), 2017.

• Next International Space Station crew launches atop Soyuz rocket

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th, 2017

  Launching atop a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, three people are heading toward the International Space Station. The trio will arrive at the $100 billion complex in just under six hours.

• Expedition 53/54 crew provides details about their upcoming mission

  SpaceFlight InsiderMay 11th, 2017

  HOUSTON, Texas — NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, along with their Russian crewmate Alexander Misurkin, detailed their future flight to members of the press on Wednesday, May 10. The trio of Expedition 53/54 crew members discussed the logistics and science that will be required during their flight to the ISS.