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Soyuz MS-17
Favorlaunches atop a Soyuz-2.1a
NamesISS 63S
Mission typeCrewed mission to ISS
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2020-072AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.46613
Mission duration184 days, 23 hours, 10 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz MSNo.747Favor[1]
ManufacturerRSC Energia
Crew
Members
Start of mission
Launch date14 October 2020, 05:45:04UTC[2][3][4][5]
RocketSoyuz-2.1a(s/n Х15000-045)
Launch siteBaikonur,Site 31
ContractorRSC Progress
End of mission
Landing date17 April 2021, 04:55 UTC[6]
Landing siteKazakh Steppe,Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking withISS
Docking portRassvetnadir
Docking date14 October 2020, 08:48:47 UTC[7][8]
Undocking date19 March 2021, 16:38:27 UTC[9][10]
Time docked156 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes
Docking withISS
(Relocation)
Docking portPoiskzenith
Docking date19 March 2021, 17:12:35 UTC[10]
Undocking date17 April 2021, 01:34 UTC[6]
Time docked28 days, 8 hours and 21 minutes

Rubins, Ryzhikov, and Kud-Sverchkov

Soyuz MS-17was aSoyuzspaceflight that was launched on 14 October 2020.[4][11]It transported three crew members of theExpedition 63/64crew to theInternational Space Station.Soyuz MS-17 was the 145th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander and a Russian and American flight engineer.[12][13][14]

The mission marked the first use of a new "ultrafast" two-orbitrendezvous flight planwith the Soyuz, which saw Soyuz MS-17 arrive at the ISS within approximately three hours after the launch.[3][15][16][8]

On 19 March 2021, the crew of Soyuz MS-17 boarded their spacecraft to relocate it fromRassvettoPoiskto make way for the arrival and docking of theSoyuz MS-18spacecraft,[9]which launched on 9 April 2021 carrying cosmonautsOleg Novitsky,Pyotr DubrovandNASAastronaut,Mark T. Vande Heito the ISS ahead of a six-month stay. The two spacecraft had a nine-day handover period before Soyuz MS-17 departed. This is necessary to avoid de-crewing theRussian Orbital Segment(ROS) of the ISS since no Russian cosmonaut was present aboardSpaceX Crew-1.[11]

Crew[edit]

Position Crew member
Commander RussiaSergey Ryzhikov,Roscosmos
Expedition 63/64
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 RussiaSergey Kud-Sverchkov,Roscosmos
Expedition 63/64
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 United StatesKathleen Rubins,NASA
Expedition 63/64
Second spaceflight

[17][18][19]

Backup crew[edit]

Position Crew member
Commander RussiaOleg Novitsky,Roscosmos
Flight Engineer 1 RussiaPyotr Dubrov,Roscosmos
Flight Engineer 2 United StatesMark T. Vande Hei,NASA

Reserve crew[edit]

Position Crew member
Commander RussiaAnton Shkaplerov,Roscosmos
Flight Engineer 1 RussiaAndrei Babkin,Roscosmos

Crew notes[edit]

Early planning had listed Russian cosmonautNikolai Chubas the mission's Flight Engineer 2, pending aNASAdecision on whether they would purchase more seats on the Soyuz. In May 2020, NASA purchased a Soyuz seat and assigned NASA astronautKathleen Rubinsto the Flight Engineer 2 position, backed up by astronautMark T. Vande Hei.[17][20]

Originally Russian cosmonautsAnatoli IvanishinandIvan Vagnerwere set to fly as Commander and Flight Engineer 1 respectively. In February 2020, however, the two cosmonauts were moved to theSoyuz MS-16flight due to medical issues with the commander ofSoyuz MS-16,Nikolai Tikhonov.Ivanishin and Vagner were replaced by Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov. Babkin remains an active cosmonaut, but has not yet been to space, while Tikhonov has retired fromRoscosmos' astronaut corps.

Reacting to theCOVID-19 pandemic,Roscosmosimplemented a two-cosmonaut reserve crew to ensure the flight could go on with no delays, in the unlikely event both the prime and backup crews fall ill. It was not confirmed whether NASA planned to add an astronaut of their own to the reserve crew.[21]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Soyuz-MS 01 - 20 (11F732A48)".Gunter's Space Page. 16 April 2021.Retrieved27 April2021.
  2. ^Clark, Stephen (14 October 2020)."Live coverage: Soyuz crew begins flight to International Space Station".Spaceflight Now.Retrieved14 October2020.
  3. ^abZak, Anatoly (13 October 2020)."Soyuz MS-17 to lift off with fresh ISS crew".RussianSpaceWeb.com.Retrieved13 October2020.
  4. ^ab"NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates to Discuss Upcoming Spaceflight"(Press release). NASA. 25 June 2020.Retrieved4 September2020.Public DomainThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  5. ^"Источник: НАСА хочет купить еще одно место в российском" Союзе ""[Source: NASA wants to buy another Soyuz seat] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 22 October 2019.Retrieved23 October2019.
  6. ^ab"NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Return Safely to Earth".NASA(Press release). 16 April 2021.Retrieved17 April2021.
  7. ^Becker, Joachim (14 October 2020)."Soyuz MS-17".SpaceFacts.Retrieved14 October2020.
  8. ^abHarwood, William (14 October 2020)."Soyuz crew docks with International Space Station".Spaceflight Now.Retrieved14 October2020.
  9. ^abPearlman, Robert Z. (19 March 2021)."Space station crew moves Soyuz spacecraft to new parking spot ahead of new arrivals".SPACE.com.Retrieved22 March2021.
  10. ^ab"Relocations of Manned Spacecrafts [sic]".21 March 2021.Retrieved23 March2021.
  11. ^abZak, Anatoly (1 January 2020)."Russian space program in 2020: Soyuz MS-17".RussianSpaceWeb.com.Retrieved4 September2020.
  12. ^Becker, Joachim (11 June 2020)."Expedition 64 Report".SpaceFacts.Retrieved12 October2020.
  13. ^Baylor, Michael (1 April 2020)."Status - Soyuz MS-17".Next Spaceflight.Retrieved14 October2020.
  14. ^Harwood, William (13 October 2020)."NASA uses final purchased Soyuz seat for Wednesday flight to station".Spaceflight Now.
  15. ^Clark, Stephen (12 October 2020)."Russian rocket for next space station crew transferred to launch pad".Spaceflight Now.
  16. ^"Грузовой корабль" Прогресс "полетит к МКС по сверхбыстрой схеме"[The Progress cargo vehicle will fly to the ISS according to a superfast scheme] (in Russian). РИА Новости. 20 March 2020.Retrieved11 June2020.
  17. ^ab"Роскосмос подтвердил подписание контракта на доставку астронавта NASA на корабле" Союз ""[Roscosmos has confirmed the signing of a contract for the delivery of a NASA astronaut on the Soyuz spacecraft] (in Russian). ТАSS.Retrieved11 June2020.
  18. ^@anik1982space (9 May 2020)."Вот и новые составы российских экипажей «Союза МС-17» стали известны из пресс-релиза аэропорта Жуковский.
    Основной: Сергей Рыжиков, Сергей Кудь-Сверчков.
    Дублирующий: Олег Новицкий, Пётр Дубров.
    К сожалению, Николая Тихонова и Андрея Бабкина нет... "    [So the new compositions of the Russian crews of the Soyuz MS-17 became known from the press release of the Zhukovsky airport. Primary: Sergey Ryzhikov, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov. Dubbing: Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Dubrov. Unfortunately, Nikolai Tikhonov and Andrey Babkin are gone.] (Tweet) (in Russian) – viaTwitter.
  19. ^"Flight crew assignments".NASASpaceFlight.com.Retrieved11 June2020.
  20. ^"NASA Assigns Astronaut Kate Rubins to Expedition 63/64 Space Station Crew".M20-060(Press release). NASA. 3 June 2020.Retrieved5 June2020.Public DomainThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  21. ^"Новости. Утвержден экипаж корабля" Союз МС-17 ""[The crew of the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft was approved].roscosmos.ru(Press release) (in Russian). Roscosmos.Retrieved11 June2020.

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