Expedition 48

Expedition 48
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Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began18 June 2016 05:52 UTC[1]
Ended6 September 2016 (2016-09-07Z) UTC
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-20M
Soyuz MS-01
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-20M
Soyuz MS-01
Crew
Crew size6
MembersExpedition 47/48:
Aleksey Ovchinin
Oleg Skripochka
Jeffrey Williams
Expedition 48/49:
Kathleen Rubins
Anatoli Ivanishin
Takuya Onishi

Expedition 48 mission patch

(l-r) Skripochka, Williams, Ovchinin, Onishi, Ivanishin, Rubins
Sunrise panorama taken by Jeff Williams during Expedition 48.

Expedition 48 was the 48th expedition to the International Space Station.

Jeffrey Williams, Aleksey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka transferred from Expedition 47. Expedition 48 began upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-19M in 18 June 2016[1] and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-20M on September 6, 2016. The crew of Soyuz MS-01 were transferred to Expedition 49.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Soyuz TMA-19M lands from space station with Russian, American and Brit". 18 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Upcoming ISS expeditions". Spacefacts. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ "International Space Station Crew Assignments". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ^ "NASA, International Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members". RedOrbit. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2014.