Expedition 54 Explained

ISS Expedition 54
Insignia:ISS Expedition 54 Patch.svg
Insignia Caption:Expedition 54 mission patch
Mission Type:ISS Expedition
Crew Size:6[1]
Crew Members:Expedition 53/54:
Alexander Misurkin
Mark T. Vande Hei
Joseph M. Acaba
Expedition 54/55:
Anton Shkaplerov
Scott D. Tingle
Norishige Kanai
Crew Photo:Expedition 54 crew portrait.jpg
Crew Photo Caption:(l-r) Acaba, Vande Hei, Misurkin, Shkaplerov, Tingle, and Kanai
Space Station:International Space Station
Start Date:14 December 2017 UTC[2]
End Date:27 February 2018 UTC[3]
Arrival Craft:Soyuz MS-06
Soyuz MS-07
Departure Craft:Soyuz MS-06
Soyuz MS-07
Previous Mission:Expedition 53
Next Mission:Expedition 55
Programme:ISS expeditions

Expedition 54 was the 54th expedition to the International Space Station, which began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-05 on December 14, 2017 and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-06 on February 27, 2018. Alexander Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei and Joseph Acaba were transferred from Expedition 53, with Alexander Misurkin taking the commander role. Transfer of Command from Expedition 54 to Expedition 55 was done on February 26, 2018. Expedition 54 officially ended on February 27, 2018 23:08 UTC, with the undocking of Soyuz MS-06.

Crew

PositionFirst Part
(December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017)
Second Part
(December 17, 2017 to February 27, 2018)
Commander Alexander Misurkin, RSA
Second and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Joseph M. Acaba, NASA
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3 Anton Shkaplerov, RSA
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4 Scott D. Tingle, NASA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 5 Norishige Kanai, JAXA
First spaceflight
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Spacewalks

EVA #SpacewalkersStart (UTC)End (UTC)DurationNotes
Expedition 54
EVA 1
January 23, 2018
11:49
January 23, 2018
19:13
7 hours 24 minutesReplaced Latching End Effector (LEE-B) on Canadarm2, Installed failed LEE on ESP2, Replaced LEE Camera, Replaced EVA Socket.
Expedition 54
EVA 2*||February 2, 2018
15:34|February 2, 2018
23:47|8 hours 13 minutes |Remove and replacement of an electronics box for a high-gain communications antenna on the Zvezda service module. |-|Expedition 54
EVA 3 ||February 16, 2018
12:00|February 16, 2018
17:57|5 hours 57 minutes|Finished removal and replacement of Latching End Effector on POA, Replaced LEE Camera, Installed Ground Strap on Canadarm2, Brought failed LEE inside, Lubricated Canadarm2, Moved Tool Platform on Dextre, Adjusted Struts on Flex Hose Rotary Coupler.|}*denotes spacewalks performed from the Pirs docking compartment in Russian Orlan suits.
All other spacewalks were performed from the Quest airlock.

Uncrewed spaceflights to the ISS

Resupply missions that visited the International Space Station during Expedition 54:

Spacecraft
- ISS flight number
CountryMissionLauncherLaunch
(UTC)
Docked/Berthed
(UTC)
Undocked/Unberthed
(UTC)
Duration (Docked)Deorbit
SpaceX CRS-13
- CRS SpX-13
United StatesLogisticsFalcon 915 Dec 2017, 15:36:0017 Dec 2017, 10:5713 Jan 2018, 09:5813 Jan 2018, 14:43
Progress MS-08
- ISS 69P
LogisticsSoyuz-2.1a13 Feb 2018, 08:13:3315 Feb 2018, 10:38 23 Aug 2018, 02:1630 Aug 2018

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Astronauts Just Watched 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' in Space!. . 24 December 2017 .
  2. Web site: Garcia. Mark. Dragon Attached to Station for Month of Cargo Transfers. NASA. 25 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Garcia. Mark. Expedition 54 Trio Undocks from Station, Begins Ride Home. NASA. 1 March 2018.
  4. News: Expedition 54. NASA. 2017-04-10. en.