Expedition 68

Expedition 68
Promotional poster
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
OperatorNASA / Roscosmos
Mission duration180 days, 2 hours and 23 minutes
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began29 September 2022[1]
Ended28 March 2023
Arrived aboardSpaceX Crew-4
Soyuz MS-22
SpaceX Crew-5
SpaceX Crew-6
Departed aboardSpaceX Crew-4
SpaceX Crew-5
Crew
Crew size7-11
Members
EVAs6
EVA duration41 hours and 51 minutes

Expedition 68 mission patch

Expedition 68 crew portrait (C portion)

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[2] with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti taking over as ISS commander[3] and ended upon the uncrewed departure of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on 28 March 2023.

Expedition 68 crew at ISS
  1. ^ "NASA Astronaut, Two Cosmonauts Reach ISS, Expedition 68 to Begin Next Week". 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Expedition 68 Crew Launches to Space Station". 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ "ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes first European female ISS commander".


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