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Expedition 51 is the 51st expedition to the International Space Station. Peggy Whitson, Oleg Novitskiy and Thomas Pesquet will be transferred from Expedition 50. Peggy Whitson is the intended commander of Expedition 51, the first woman to command two expeditions to the ISS, having previously commanded Expedition 16.

 

Due to a decision to cut down the number of participating Russian astronauts in 2017, only two astronauts will be launched on Soyuz MS-04, bringing the total crew number to five. The Interagency Commission of the State Corporation Roscosmos has approved the lists of the main and backup crews of expeditions to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017: Fyodor Yurchkhin, ISS-51 flight engineer, ISS-52 commander and Jack Fischer, ISS-51, ISS-52 flight engineer. 

Expedition 51 is the 51st expedition to the International Space Station. Peggy Whitson, Oleg Novitskiy and Thomas Pesquet will be transferred from Expedition 50. Peggy Whitson is the intended commander of Expedition 51, the first woman to command two expeditions to the ISS, having previously commanded Expedition 16.

 

Due to a decision to cut down the number of participating Russian astronauts in 2017, only two astronauts will be launched on Soyuz MS-04, bringing the total crew number to five. The Interagency Commission of the State Corporation Roscosmos has approved the lists of the main and backup crews of expeditions to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017: Fyodor Yurchkhin, ISS-51 flight engineer, ISS-52 commander and Jack Fischer, ISS-51, ISS-52 flight engineer. 

Robert S. Kimbrough, Andrei Borisenko and Sergey Ryzhikov transferred from Expedition 49. Expedition 50 began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-01 on October 28,2016 and will be concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-02 in March 2017. The crew of Soyuz MS-03 are then to transfer to Expedition 51.

 

After the launch of Soyuz MS-03, Peggy Whitson, at age 56, became the oldest woman to fly into space. She will also become the first woman to command two ISS expeditions (will command Expedition 51). Soyuz MS-03 docked at the International Space Station on November 19, 2016, bringing the total number of people in the station to 6.

Robert S. Kimbrough, Andrei Borisenko and Sergey Ryzhikov transferred from Expedition 49. Expedition 50 began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-01 on October 28,2016 and will be concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-02 in March 2017. The crew of Soyuz MS-03 are then to transfer to Expedition 51.

 

After the launch of Soyuz MS-03, Peggy Whitson, at age 56, became the oldest woman to fly into space. She will also become the first woman to command two ISS expeditions (will command Expedition 51). Soyuz MS-03 docked at the International Space Station on November 19, 2016, bringing the total number of people in the station to 6.