Expedition 54

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Expedition 54
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Mission type Long-duration expedition
Expedition
Space station International Space Station
Began14 December 2017 UTC [1]
Ended27 February 2018 UTC [2]
Arrived aboard Soyuz MS-06
Soyuz MS-07
Departed aboard Soyuz MS-06
Soyuz MS-07
Crew
Crew size6 [3]
MembersExpedition 53/54:
Alexander Misurkin
Mark T. Vande Hei
Joseph M. Acaba
Expedition 54/55:
Anton Shkaplerov
Scott D. Tingle
Norishige Kanai
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Expedition 54 mission patch
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(l-r) Acaba, Vande Hei, Misurkin, Shkaplerov, Tingle, and Kanai

Expedition 54 was the 54th expedition to the International Space Station, which began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-05 on December 14, 2017 and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-06 on February 27, 2018. Alexander Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei and Joseph Acaba were transferred from Expedition 53, with Alexander Misurkin taking the commander role. Transfer of Command from Expedition 54 to Expedition 55 was done on February 26, 2018. Expedition 54 officially ended on February 27, 2018 23:08 UTC, with the undocking of Soyuz MS-06. [2]

Contents

Crew

PositionFirst Part
(December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017)		Second Part
(December 17, 2017 to February 27, 2018)
Commander Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Misurkin, RSA
Second and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Flag of the United States.svg Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph M. Acaba, NASA
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3 Flag of Russia.svg Anton Shkaplerov, RSA
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4 Flag of the United States.svg Scott D. Tingle, NASA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 5 Flag of Japan.svg Norishige Kanai, JAXA
First spaceflight

[4]

Spacewalks

EVA #SpacewalkersStart (UTC)End (UTC)DurationNotes
Expedition 54
EVA 1		January 23, 2018
11:49		January 23, 2018
19:13		7 hours 24 minutesReplaced Latching End Effector (LEE-B) on Canadarm2, Installed failed LEE on ESP2, Replaced LEE Camera, Replaced EVA Socket.
Expedition 54
EVA 2*		February 2, 2018
15:34		February 2, 2018
23:47		8 hours 13 minutesRemove and replacement of an electronics box for a high-gain communications antenna on the Zvezda service module.
Expedition 54
EVA 3		February 16, 2018
12:00		February 16, 2018
17:57		5 hours 57 minutesFinished removal and replacement of Latching End Effector on POA, Replaced LEE Camera, Installed Ground Strap on Canadarm2, Brought failed LEE inside, Lubricated Canadarm2, Moved Tool Platform on Dextre, Adjusted Struts on Flex Hose Rotary Coupler.

*denotes spacewalks performed from the Pirs docking compartment in Russian Orlan suits.
All other spacewalks were performed from the Quest airlock.

Uncrewed spaceflights to the ISS

Resupply missions that visited the International Space Station during Expedition 54:

Spacecraft
- ISS flight number		CountryMissionLauncherLaunch
(UTC)		Docked/Berthed
(UTC) † 		Undocked/Unberthed
(UTC)		Duration (Docked)Deorbit
SpaceX CRS-13
- CRS SpX-13		Flag of the United States.svg United States LogisticsFalcon 915 Dec 2017, 15:36:0017 Dec 2017, 10:5713 Jan 2018, 09:5826d 23h 1m13 Jan 2018, 14:43
Progress MS-08
- ISS 69P		Flag of Russia.svg Russia Logistics Soyuz-2.1a13 Feb 2018, 08:13:3315 Feb 2018, 10:3823 Aug 2018, 02:16188d 15h 38m30 Aug 2018

References

  1. ↑ Garcia, Mark. "Dragon Attached to Station for Month of Cargo Transfers". NASA. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Garcia, Mark. "Expedition 54 Trio Undocks from Station, Begins Ride Home". NASA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Astronauts Just Watched 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' in Space!". Space.com . 24 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Expedition 54". NASA. Retrieved 2017-04-10.


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