Mission type | ISS Expedition |
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Expedition | |
Space station | International Space Station |
Began | 11 September 2015 | UTC
Ended | 11 December 2015 | UTC
Arrived aboard |
Soyuz TMA-16M Soyuz TMA-17M Soyuz TMA-18M |
Departed aboard |
Soyuz TMA-17M Soyuz TMA-18M |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 (Departed) |
Members | Expedition 44/45/46: Mikhail Korniyenko Scott Kelly Expedition 44/45: Oleg Kononenko Kimiya Yui Kjell N. Lindgren Expedition 45/46: Sergey Volkov |
Expedition 45 mission patch (l-r) Scott Kelly, Sergei Wolkow, Mikhail Korniyenko, Kjell Lindgren, Oleg Kononenko and Kimiya Yui |
Expedition 45 was the 45th expedition to the International Space Station. Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko transferred from Expedition 44 as part of their year-long stay aboard the ISS. Expedition 45 began with the arrival of Soyuz TMA-18M at the ISS on September 11, 2015, and concluded with the departure of Soyuz TMA-17M on December 11, 2015. Kelly, Korniyenko and Sergey Volkov then transferred to the crew of Expedition 46. [1] [2]
Position | Crew |
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Commander |
Scott Kelly,
NASA Fourth and last spaceflight |
Flight Engineer 1 |
Mikhail Korniyenko,
RSA Second and last spaceflight |
Flight Engineer 2 |
Oleg Kononenko,
RSA Third spaceflight |
Flight Engineer 3 |
Kimiya Yui,
JAXA First spaceflight |
Flight Engineer 4 |
Kjell N. Lindgren,
NASA First spaceflight |
Flight Engineer 5 |
Sergey Volkov,
RSA Third and last spaceflight |