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Soyuz MS-06
2017 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Soyuz MS-06 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 13 September 2017.[1] It transported three members of the Expedition 53 crew to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-06 was the 135th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, and two American flight engineers.[3] It returned to Earth on 28 February 2018 after 168 days in orbit.[2]
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Backup crew
Due to a decision to cut down the number of participating Russian astronauts in 2017, changes were made in crew assignments to the ISS.[5] Originally set to be on Soyuz MS-04, Alexander Misurkin and Mark T. Vande Hei have been assigned to Soyuz MS-06 instead.[3]
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