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'''Expedition 46''' is scheduled to be the 46th expedition to the [[International Space Station]].
'''Expedition 46''' is the current and 46th expedition to the [[International Space Station]].


[[Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov|Sergey Volkov]], [[Mikhail Korniyenko]] and [[Scott Kelly (astronaut)|Scott Kelly]] are to transfer from [[Expedition 45]], the latter two as part of their year-long stay aboard the ISS. Expedition 46 is scheduled to begin upon the departure of [[Soyuz TMA-17M]] in December 2015 and conclude upon the departure of [[Soyuz TMA-18M]] in March 2016. The crew of [[Soyuz TMA-19M]] are then to transfer to [[Expedition 47]].<ref name=Crew/><ref name=Crew2>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceflight101.com/iss-crews-and-expeditions.html|title=International Space Station Crew Assignments|accessdate=12 March 2014|publisher=Spaceflight101}}</ref> The expedition will take the first British [[European Space Agency|ESA]] astronaut ([[Timothy Peake|Tim Peake]]) to visit the International Space Station ([[International Space Station|ISS]]).
[[Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov|Sergey Volkov]], [[Mikhail Korniyenko]] and [[Scott Kelly (astronaut)|Scott Kelly]] transferred from [[Expedition 45]], the latter two as part of their year-long stay aboard the ISS. Expedition 46 began with the departure of [[Soyuz TMA-17M]] on 11 December 2015 and is scheduled to conclude upon the departure of [[Soyuz TMA-18M]] in March 2016. The crew of [[Soyuz TMA-19M]] are then to transfer to [[Expedition 47]].<ref name=Crew/><ref name=Crew2>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceflight101.com/iss-crews-and-expeditions.html|title=International Space Station Crew Assignments|accessdate=12 March 2014|publisher=Spaceflight101}}</ref> The expedition will have the first British [[European Space Agency|ESA]] astronaut ([[Timothy Peake|Tim Peake]]) to visit the International Space Station ([[International Space Station|ISS]]).


==Crew==
==Crew==

Revision as of 05:43, 13 December 2015

ISS Expedition 46
Mission typeISS Expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-16M
Soyuz TMA-18M
Soyuz TMA-19M
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-18M
Soyuz TMA-19M
Crew
Crew size6 (planned)
MembersExpedition 45/46:
Sergey Volkov
Mikhail Korniyenko
Scott Kelly

Expedition 46/47:
Yuri Malenchenko
Timothy Peake
Timothy Kopra

Expedition 46 is the current and 46th expedition to the International Space Station.

Sergey Volkov, Mikhail Korniyenko and Scott Kelly transferred from Expedition 45, the latter two as part of their year-long stay aboard the ISS. Expedition 46 began with the departure of Soyuz TMA-17M on 11 December 2015 and is scheduled to conclude upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-18M in March 2016. The crew of Soyuz TMA-19M are then to transfer to Expedition 47.[1][2] The expedition will have the first British ESA astronaut (Tim Peake) to visit the International Space Station (ISS).

Crew

Position First Part
(December 2015)
Second Part
(December 2015 to March 2016)
Commander Scott Kelly, NASA
Fourth Spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Mikhail Korniyenko, RSA
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov, RSA
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3 Yuri Malenchenko, RSA
Sixth spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4 Timothy Peake, ESA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 5 Timothy Kopra, NASA
Second spaceflight
Source
Spacefacts[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Upcoming ISS expeditions". Spacefacts. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ^ "International Space Station Crew Assignments". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 12 March 2014.