Soyuz MS-05

Soyuz MS-05
Operator Roskosmos
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Soyuz-MS 11F747
Manufacturer RKK Energia
Crew
Crew size 3
Members Sergey Ryazansky
Paolo Nespoli
Randy Bresnik
Start of mission
Launch date May 2017
Rocket Soyuz-FG
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Docking with ISS

Soyuz programme
(Manned missions)
 Soyuz MS-04 Soyuz MS-06

Soyuz MS-05 is a Soyuz spaceflight planned for May 2017.[1]It will transport three members of the Expedition 52 crew to the International Space Station. MS-05 will be the 134th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander, and a European and an American flight engineer.

Crew

Position[1] Crew Member
Commander Russia Sergey Ryazansky, RSA
Expedition 52
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Italy Paolo Nespoli, ESA
Expedition 52
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 United States Randy Bresnik, NASA
Expedition 52
Second spaceflight

Backup crew

Position[2] Crew Member
Commander Russia Alexander Misurkin, RSA
Flight Engineer 1 United States Mark Vande Hei, NASA
Flight Engineer 2 Japan Norishige Kanai, JAXA

References

  1. 1 2 "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. "Manned Spaceflight Launch and Landing Schedule". spacefacts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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