ISS - Expedition 66 Mission patch.
Nov. 6, 2021
The crew of the Crew-2 mission is nearing completion on board the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan MacArthur, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide are preparing to return to Earth. Today, November 6, 2021, a crew change took place on the ISS.
Transmission of the key of ISS
The shift transfer process at the station is a formal ceremony of signing documents between the two commanders: the European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who headed it since October 4, 2021, and the Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov signed the corresponding transfer of authority act.
Hero of Russia, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov will lead the international crew of the 66th long-term expedition until his return to Earth, which is scheduled for spring 2022. Anton Shkaplerov left for his current mission on October 5, 2021 on the Soyuz MS-19 manned transport spacecraft. The current flight is the fourth in his space career.
The key of ISS
According to preliminary data from the American space agency NASA, the Crew Dragon spacecraft undocking is scheduled for November 7, 2021. After its undocking and until the arrival of the new crew, Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, Peter Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hai will continue to work on the International Space Station. Next week, the manned spacecraft Crew Dragon is expected to launch with the crew of the Crew-3 mission consisting of Raj Chari, Thomas Marshburn, Kayla Barron and Matthias Maurer.
Related links:
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/33268/
ROSCOSMOS - International Space Station (ISS): https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/mks/
NASA - International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
ESA - International Space Station (ISS):
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/International_Space_Station
Expedition 66: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition66/index.html
Commercial Crew: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html
Images, Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS/MCC/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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