| Insignia | ISS Expedition 47 Patch.svg |
|---|---|
| Crew members | Expedition 46/47: Yuri Malenchenko Timothy N. Peake Timothy L. Kopra Expedition 47/48: Aleksey Ovchinin Oleg Skripochka Jeffrey Williams |
| Crew photo | Expedition 47 crew portrait.jpg |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Start date | 2 March 2016 UTC |
| End date | 18 June 2016 UTC |
| Arrival craft | Soyuz TMA-19M Soyuz TMA-20M |
| Departure craft | Soyuz TMA-19M Soyuz TMA-20M |
| Previous mission | Expedition 46 |
| Next mission | Expedition 48 |
| Programme | ISS expeditions |
Expedition 47 was the 47th expedition to the International Space Station.
Yuri Malenchenko, Timothy Peake and Timothy Kopra transferred from Expedition 46. Expedition 47 began upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-18M on 2 March 2016 and concluded upon the landing of Soyuz TMA-19M on 18 June 2016. The crew of Soyuz TMA-20M were then transferred to Expedition 48.[1][2][3]
Crew
| Position | First Part (March 2016) | Second Part (March 2016 to June 2016) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Timothy L. Kopra, NASA Second and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Timothy Peake, ESA Only spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 | Yuri Malenchenko, RSA Sixth and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Aleksey Ovchinin, RSA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 | Oleg Skripochka, RSA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Jeffrey Williams, NASA Fourth and last spaceflight | |
- Source
- Spacefacts[1]
Mission highlights
Launched on 8 April 2016,[4] the SpaceX CRS-8 mission carried the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module to the ISS for two years of in-orbit habitat qualification.[5]
References
- ^ "Upcoming ISS expeditions". Spacefacts. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "International Space Station Crew Assignments". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "NASA, International Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members". RedOrbit. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Graham, William (8 April 2016). "SpaceX return Dragon to space as Falcon 9 nails ASDS landing". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Gebhardt, Chris (9 April 2016). "ISS welcomes CRS-8 Dragon after flawless launch". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.