Expedition 68 was the 68th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station. The expedition began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-21 on 29 September 2022 with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristofo
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Expedition 68 crew portrait (C portion)ISS expeditions← Expedition 67Expedition 69 →
(from left) Cassada, Wakata, and Rubio enjoy Christmas Eve dinner on orbit in 2022
Wakata (left), Rubio (center), Mann (right) imaged on station in November 2022.
SpaceX Crew-6 was the sixth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the ninth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission launched on 2 March 2023 at 05:34:14 UT
Expedition 68
…of MS-22, which lost coolant agent in the external contour due to the damage of the radiator. In an unrelated change to the US crew manifest, SpaceX's Crew-6 mission launched on 2 March 2023, as opposed to the usual launch date of April/September. Traditionally, expeditions end with the departure of a Soyuz…
Endeavour launches to the ISS with Crew-6 onboard
Crew-6 astronauts prior to launch
Crew-6 approaching the ISS