Expedition 61
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| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 125d 22h 12m |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 3 October 2019, 07:37:32 UTC |
| 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 |
| EVA duration | 54h 27m |
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. The Expedition was commanded by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, who became the third European and first Italian astronaut to command the ISS. Parmitano, along with his Soyuz MS-13 colleagues Aleksandr Skvortsov and Andrew Morgan, and Christina Koch from Soyuz MS-12, transferred over from Expedition 60. They were joined by Oleg Skripochka and Jessica Meir, who launched on 25 September 2019 on board Soyuz MS-15.