Expedition 45

Expedition 45
Promotional poster
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began11 September 2015 (2015-09-11Z) UTC
Ended11 December 2015 (2015-12-12Z) UTC
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-16M
Soyuz TMA-17M
Soyuz TMA-18M
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-17M
Soyuz TMA-18M
Crew
Crew size6 (Departed)
MembersExpedition 44/45/46:
Mikhail Korniyenko
Scott Kelly

Expedition 44/45:
Oleg Kononenko
Kimiya Yui
Kjell N. Lindgren

Expedition 45/46:
Sergey Volkov

Expedition 45 mission patch

(l-r) Scott Kelly, Sergei Wolkow, Mikhail Korniyenko, Kjell Lindgren, Oleg Kononenko and Kimiya Yui

Expedition 45 was the 45th expedition to the International Space Station. Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko transferred from Expedition 44 as part of their year-long stay aboard the ISS. Expedition 45 began with the departure of Soyuz TMA-16M at the ISS on September 11, 2015 and concluded with the departure of Soyuz TMA-17M on December 11, 2015. Kelly, Korniyenko, and Sergey Volkov then transferred to the crew of Expedition 46.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Crew was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "International Space Station Crew Assignments". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 12 March 2014.