Soyuz MS-09
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Soyuz MS-09 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 6 June 2018. It transported three members of the Expedition 56/57 crew to the International Space Station (ISS). MS-09 is the 138th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, and an American and a German flight engineer. The mission ended at 05:02 UTC on 20 December 2018.
(l-r) Prokopyev, Gerst and Auñón-ChancellorSoyuz programme (Crewed missions)← Soyuz MS-08Soyuz MS-10 →
Image: The Soyuz MS 09 spacecraft is pictured docked to the Rassvet module
Oleg Kononenko on EVA to examine the external hull, standing on a Strela crane
Hole in Soyuz MS-09 module docked to International Space Station
Expedition 56
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Expedition 56 was the 56th expedition to the International Space Station, which began on June 3, 2018, upon the departure of Soyuz MS-07. Andrew Feustel, Oleg Artemyev, and Richard R. Arnold were transferred from Expedition 55, with Andrew Feustel taking the commander role. Alexander Gerst, Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor, and Sergey Prokopyev launched aboard Soyuz MS-09, on June 6, 2018. Expedition 56 ended with the departure of Soyuz MS-08 on October 4, 2018.
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(l-r) Artemyev, Feustel, Arnold, Prokopyev, Gerst, and Auñón-ChancellorISS expeditions← Expedition 55Expedition 57 →
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 56 on 13 August 2018 at 17:49:12.