Expedition 46

Expedition 46
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Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began11 December 2015 (2015-12-11Z) UTC
Ended2 March 2016 (2016-03-03Z) UTC
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-16M
Soyuz TMA-18M
Soyuz TMA-19M
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-18M
Soyuz TMA-19M
Crew
Crew size6
MembersExpedition 45/46:
Sergey Volkov
Mikhail Korniyenko
Scott Kelly

Expedition 46/47:
Yuri Malenchenko
Timothy Peake
Timothy Kopra

Expedition 46 mission patch

(l-r) Kelly, Volkov, Korniyenko, Kopra, Peake, Malenchenko

Expedition 46 was the 46th expedition to the International Space Station.

Sergey Volkov, Mikhail Korniyenko and Scott Kelly transferred from Expedition 45, the latter two as part of their year-long stay aboard the ISS. Expedition 46 began with the departure of Soyuz TMA-17M on 11 December 2015 and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-18M on 1 March 2016, and the crew of Soyuz TMA-19M transferred to Expedition 47.[1][2] The expedition has the first British ESA astronaut (Tim Peake) to visit the International Space Station (ISS).

  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.