 Promotional Poster | |
| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 125d 22h 12m |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 3 October 2019, 07:37:32 UTC[1][2] |
| Ended | 6 February 2020, 05:50:28 UTC |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz MS-12 Soyuz MS-13 Soyuz MS-15 |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz MS-13 |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members |
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| EVAs | 9[2] |
| EVA duration | 54h 27m[2] |
 Expedition 61 mission patch  From left: NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, astronaut Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, and NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch. | |
Expedition 61 was the 61st Expedition to the International Space Station, which began on 3 October 2019 with the undocking of the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft.[1] The Expedition was commanded by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, who became the third European and first Italian astronaut to command the ISS.[3] Parmitano, along with his Soyuz MS-13 colleagues Aleksandr Skvortsov[3] and Andrew Morgan,[3] and Christina Koch from Soyuz MS-12,[4] transferred over from Expedition 60. They were joined by Oleg Skripochka[4] and Jessica Meir,[4] who launched on 25 September 2019 on board Soyuz MS-15.[4]
- ^ a b "Multinational Trio Undocks from Station, Heads Home to Earth". NASA. 3 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "ISS Expedition 61". spacefacts.de. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Luca Parmitano goes Beyond". European Space Agency. 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "NASA Announces First Flight, Record-Setting Mission". NASA. 16 April 2019.