Expedition 69

Expedition 69
	Promotional poster
Mission type	Long-duration mission toISS
Operator	NASA/Roscosmos
Mission duration	182 days, 21 hours and 57 minutes
Expedition
Space station	International Space Station
Began	28 March 2023
Ended	27 September 2023
Arrived aboard	Soyuz MS-23(uncrewed launch); SpaceX Crew-6; Soyuz MS-24; SpaceX Crew-7
Departed aboard	Soyuz MS-23; SpaceX Crew-6
Crew
Crew size	7–11
Members	Expedition 67/68/69:; Sergey Prokopyev; Dmitry Petelin; Francisco Rubio; Expedition 68/69:; Stephen Bowen; Warren Hoburg; Sultan Al Neyadi; Andrey Fedyaev; Expedition 69/70:; Jasmin Moghbeli; Andreas Mogensen; Satoshi Furukawa; Konstantin Borisov; Loral O'Hara; Expedition 69/70/71:; Oleg Kononenko; Nikolai Chub;
EVAs	8
EVAduration	51 hours and 58 minutes
	; Expedition 69 mission patch; ; Expedition 69 crew portrait Expeditions ←Expedition 68 Expedition 70→

Expedition 69was the 69thlong-duration expeditionto theInternational Space Station.The expedition began with the uncrewed departure ofSoyuz MS-22in March 2023 with Russian cosmonautSergey Prokopyevcontinuing his ISS command fromExpedition 68.^[1]It ended with his departure with his crewmates onboardSoyuz MS-23on 27 September 2023.^[2]

Expedition 69 crew during dinner withAxiom Mission 2^[a]members while celebratingSultan Al Neyadi's birthday inside theUnitymodule^[3](not pictured is NASA astronautFrancisco Rubio)

Background, Crew and Events

Initially, the expedition consisted of Prokopyev and his twoSoyuz MS-22/23crewmates,Dmitry Petelinfrom Russia and American astronautFrancisco Rubio,as well as American astronautsStephen G. BowenandWarren Hoburg,EmiratiastronautSultan Al Neyadi,and another Russian cosmonautAndrey Fedyaev,who launched aboardSpaceX Crew-6on March 2, 2023 and were transferred from Expedition 68 alongside the Soyuz MS-22/23 crew.^[4]The departure of the MS-22 spacecraft with its crew was ultimately canceled because of a coolant leak^[5]in December 2022. The decision was made to return Soyuz MS-22 uncrewed and launchSoyuz MS-23uncrewed^[5]as its replacement. By the time the MS-22/23 crew returned to Earth on 27 September 2023, which was the end of Expedition 69, they had spent more than a year in space due to their mission extension.^[6]^[7]^[8]

The manifest changes do not affect US crew rotation plans, whereSpaceX Crew-5was replaced byCrew-6in February duringExpedition 68.^[9]

Previously, US crew handovers since flights returned in 2020 took place during a new expedition, about 2–3 weeks after the Soyuz handover occurs (which officially changes the Expeditions). However, in this handover, the swap occurred before the Soyuz MS-22 departure date of March 28. The early US handover was a part of the manifest prior to the Soyuz MS-22 coolant leak in December 2022.^[10]

The crew was later replenished by subsequent crew rotation missions in the expedition,SpaceX Crew-7,consisting of NASA astronautJasmin Moghbeli,Danish astronautAndreas Mogensen,Satoshi Furukawafrom Japan, and Russian cosmonautKonstantin Borisov,andSoyuz MS-24,consisting of Russian cosmonautsOleg KononenkoandNikolai Chub(both on a year long ISS mission) and another American astronautLoral O'Hara.The space station was also visited by a non-expedition crew,Axiom Mission 2,consisting of former NASA astronautPeggy Whitson(who had previously commanded the station twice duringExpedition 16andExpedition 51),John Shoffner,Ali AlQarni,andRayyanah Barnawi.^[2]

Events manifest

Previous mission:Expedition 68

28 March 2023 – Soyuz MS-22 Uncrewed undocking, official switch fromExpedition 68

6 April 2023 –Soyuz MS-23 Redocking

15 April 2023 – CRSSpX-27Undocking

16 April 2023 – EVA 1 (VKD-56): 7 hrs, 55 mins

16 April 2023 – Relocation ofNaukaoutfitting:Moving "RtoD" add-on heat radiator fromRassvetmoduletoNaukamodule

21 April 2023 – CRSCygnus NG-18Unberthing & Release

28 April 2023 – EVA 2 (US-86): 7 hrs, 1 min

3–4 May 2023 – EVA 3 (VKD-57): 7 hrs, 11 mins

4 May 2023 – Relocation ofNaukaoutfitting:Moving experiments airlock "ShK" fromRassvetmoduletoNaukamoduleforward port

6 May 2023 –SpaceX Crew-6 Redocking

12 May 2023 – EVA 4 (VKD-58): 5 hrs, 14 mins

22 May 2023 –Axiom Mission 2Docking (Non-Expedition crew)

24 May 2023 – Progress MS-23/84P Docking^[11]

30 May 2023 –Axiom Mission 2Undocking (Non-Expedition crew)

1 June 2023 –SpaceX CRS-28Docking^[11]

9 June 2023 – EVA 5 (US EVA-87): 6 hrs, 3 mins, installed the fifth iROSA at Array 1A

15 June 2023 – EVA 6 (US EVA-88): 5 hrs, 35 mins, installed the sixth and last iROSA at Array 1B

22 June 2023 – EVA 7 (VKD-59): 6 hrs, 24 mins

29 June 2023 – CRSSpX-28Undocking

4 August 2023 – CRSCygnus NG-19Capture & Berthing

9 August 2023 – EVA 8 (VKD-60): 6 hrs, 35 mins

9 August 2023 – Relocation ofNaukaoutfitting:Moving European Robotic Arm's Portable Workpost fromRassvetmoduletoNaukamodule

20 August 2023 – Progress MS-22/83P Undocking

25 August 2023 – Progress MS-24/85P Docking^[11]

27 August 2023 –SpaceX Crew-7Docking^[11]

3 September 2023 –SpaceX Crew-6 Undocking

15 September 2023 –Soyuz MS-24 Docking

26 September 2023 –ISS Expedition 69/70 Change of Command CeremonyfromSergey ProkopyevtoAndreas Mogensen

27 September 2023 –Soyuz MS-23 Undocking, official switch toExpedition 70

Next:Expedition 70

Sources:^[2]^[12]

Crew

Flight	Astronaut	Increment 69a	Increment 69b	Increment 69c	Increment 69d
Flight	Astronaut	28 Mar – 27 Aug 2023	27 Aug – 3 Sep 2023	3–15 Sep 2023	15–27 Sep 2023
Soyuz MS-23	Sergey Prokopyev,Roscosmos Second spaceflight	Commander
	Dmitry Petelin,Roscosmos First spaceflight	Flight Engineer
	Francisco Rubio,NASA First spaceflight	Flight Engineer
SpaceX Crew-6	Stephen Bowen,NASA Fourth spaceflight	Flight Engineer		Off Station
	Warren Hoburg,NASA First spaceflight	Flight Engineer		Off Station
	Sultan Al Neyadi,MBRSC First spaceflight	Flight Engineer		Off Station
	Andrey Fedyaev,Roscosmos First spaceflight	Flight Engineer		Off Station
SpaceX Crew-7	Jasmin Moghbeli,NASA First spaceflight	Off Station	Flight Engineer
	Andreas Mogensen,ESA Second spaceflight	Off Station	Flight Engineer
	Satoshi Furukawa,JAXA Second spaceflight	Off Station	Flight Engineer
	Konstantin Borisov,Roscosmos First spaceflight	Off Station	Flight Engineer
Soyuz MS-24	Oleg Kononenko,Roscosmos Fifth spaceflight	Off Station			Flight Engineer
	Nikolai Chub,Roscosmos First spaceflight	Off Station			Flight Engineer
	Loral O'Hara,NASA First spaceflight	Off Station			Flight Engineer
Sources:^[13]

Vehicle manifest

Vehicle	Purpose	Port	Docking/Capture Date	Undocking Date (if during Expedition 69)
Vehicles inherited from Expedition 67 or Expedition 68
CRS Cygnus NG-18"Sally Ride"	US Cargo	UnityNadir	9 Nov 2022 (Exp. 68)^[14]	21 Apr 2023
Progress MS-22/83P	Russian Cargo	ZvezdaAft	11 Feb 2023 (Exp. 68)	20 Aug 2023
Soyuz MS-23/69S	Exp. 67/68/69 Crew Return	PoiskZenith	24 Feb 2023 (Exp. 68)^[15]	6 Apr 2023
SpaceX Crew-6"Endeavour"	Exp. 68/69 USOS Crew	HarmonyZenith	28 Feb 2023 (Exp. 68)^[16]	6 May 2023
CRS Dragon SpX-27	US Cargo	HarmonyForward	16 Mar 2023 (Exp. 68)^[17]	16 Apr 2023
Vehicles docked during Expedition 69
Soyuz MS-23/69S	Exp. 67/68/69 Crew Return	PrichalNadir	6 Apr 2023 (Redock)^[18]	27 Sep 2023
SpaceX Crew-6"Endeavour"	Exp. 68/69 USOS Crew	HarmonyForward	6 May 2023 (Redock)^[19]	3 Sep 2023
Axiom Mission-2	Visiting Commercial Mission	HarmonyZenith	22 May 2023	30 May 2023
Progress MS-23/84P	Russian Cargo	PoiskZenith	24 May 2023	29 Nov 2023 (Exp. 70)
CRS Dragon SpX-28	US Cargo	HarmonyForward	6 Jun 2023	29 Jun 2023
CRS Cygnus NG-19"Laurel Clark"	US Cargo	UnityNadir	4 Aug 2023	22 Dec 2023 (Exp. 70)
Progress MS-24/85P	Russian Cargo	ZvezdaAft	25 Aug 2023	13 Feb 2024 (Exp. 70)
SpaceX Crew-7"Endurance"	Exp. 69/70 USOS Crew	HarmonyZenith	27 Aug 2023	11 Mar 2024 (Exp. 70)
Soyuz MS-24/70S"Antares"	Exp. 69/70 Russian Crew	RasssvetNadir	15 Sep 2023	6 Apr 2024 (Exp. 70)

Notes

^First row except Sultan Al Neyadi in centre

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[3] First row except Sultan Al Neyadi in centre

[1] Garcia, Mark."Uncrewed Soyuz Spacecraft Undocks from Station".blogs.nasa.gov.Retrieved2023-03-29.

[nsf-schedule-2] "Complete ISS flight events".NasaSpaceFlight Forum.15 April 2023.Retrieved10 November2020.

[4] @Astro_Alneyadi (May 25, 2023)."Celebrated my 1st birthday 🎂 in space with colleagues who have become family! Highlight of the day? A Maple Muffin top cake from the USA crew, a Cinnamon Bun with yoghurt and dry fruits from Russian crew, topped off with wishes in Arabic. Truly a gravity-defying celebration! 😃"(Tweet).Retrieved2023-05-26– viaTwitter.

[5] Garcia, Mark."Uncrewed Soyuz Spaceship Lands in Kazakhstan".blogs.nasa.gov.Retrieved2023-03-29.

[:2-6] Foust, Jeff (2023-01-11)."Roscosmos to launch uncrewed Soyuz to replace damaged spacecraft at ISS".SpaceNews.Retrieved2023-01-14.

[:0-7] "International Space Station Operations, Soyuz Status Update – Space Station".blogs.nasa.gov.Retrieved2023-01-13.

[8] "Roscosmos and NASA Have a Plan to Replace Damaged Soyuz Spacecraft at ISS".Gizmodo.2023-01-11.Retrieved2023-01-13.

[9] Wattles, Ashley Strickland,Jackie (2023-01-11)."Roscosmos will send replacement spacecraft to return crew to Earth after Soyuz leak".CNN.Retrieved2023-01-14.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[10] Josh Dinner (2023-01-10)."SpaceX and NASA target Crew-6 astronaut launch in mid-February".Space.Retrieved2023-01-13.

[11] "SpaceX launches first NASA astronauts to fly from US since shuttle | collectSPACE".collectSPACE.Retrieved2023-01-14.

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[16] updated, Elizabeth Howell last (2023-02-22)."Watch Russia launch replacement Soyuz to International Space Station tonight (Feb. 23)".Space.Retrieved2023-02-23.

[17] Heidler, Scott (2023-02-22)."Launch date postponed for SpaceX Crew-6".WESH.Retrieved2023-02-23.

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[19] ttps://scitechdaily /astronaut-and-cosmonauts-fly-soyuz-crew-ship-to-new-docking-port-on-space-station/

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