Expedition 60 Explained

ISS Expedition 60
Insignia:	ISS Expedition 60 Patch.svg
Insignia Caption:	Promotional Poster
Orbits Completed:	3248
Crew Size:	6
Crew Evas:	1
Crew Eva Duration:	6h32m
Crew Photo:	File:Expedition 60 crew portrait.jpg
Crew Photo Caption:	Clockwise from top right: Nick Hague of NASA and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, NASA astronauts Drew Morgan and Christina Koch and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin.
Space Station:	International Space Station
Start Date:	24 June 2019 23:25:33 UTC^[1]
End Date:	3 October 2019 07:37:32 UTC
Arrival Craft:	Soyuz MS-12 Soyuz MS-13
Departure Craft:	Soyuz MS-12 Soyuz MS-13 Soyuz MS-15
Previous Mission:	Expedition 59
Next Mission:	Expedition 61
Programme:	ISS expeditions

Expedition 60 was the 60th Expedition to the International Space Station, which began on 24 June 2019 with the undocking of the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft.^[2] The expedition was commanded by Aleksey Ovchinin, who transferred from Expedition 59 together with American flight engineers Nick Hague and Christina Koch.^[3] They were joined by Aleksandr Skvortsov, Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan, who arrived on Soyuz MS-13 on 20 July 2019. The expedition ended on 3 October 2019, when Soyuz MS-12 (carrying Ovchinin, Hague, and spaceflight participant Hazza Al Mansouri) undocked from the station and Koch, Skvortsov, Parmitano and Morgan transferred to Expedition 61.^{[4] [5]}

During this expedition' final days, the station residents totaled 9 individuals temporarily upon the arrival of Soyuz MS-15, where for the first time since the departure of Soyuz TMA-16M in September 2015 the ISS crew exceeded the standard six.^[6]

Crew

Position	First part (24June20July 2019)	Second part (20July3October 2019)
Commander	Aleksey Ovchinin, RSA Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1	Nick Hague, NASA Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2	Christina Koch, NASA First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3		align=center	Aleksandr Skvortsov, RSA Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4		align=center	Luca Parmitano, ESA Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 5		align=center	Andrew R. Morgan, NASA First spaceflight

Notes and References

1. Web site: ISS Expedition 60 . spacefacts.de . 15 December 2020 . 6 November 2021.
2. News: NASA Astronaut Anne McClain, Crewmates Return from Space Station Mission . NASA . 24 June 2019.
3. Web site: NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Set for New Space Station Mission After Abort . 3 December 2018 . NASA . 4 December 2018.
4. News: Evans . Ben . New Crew Launched Aboard Soyuz MS-12, En-Route to Space Station . AmericaSpace . 14 March 2019 . When Kononenko, Saint-Jacques and McClain return to Earth in late June, Ovchinin will take command of the space station, leading Expedition 60, and his crew will be increased to six-person strength in early July when Soyuz MS-13 and Skvortsov, Parmitano and Morgan arrive..
5. News: Multinational Trio Undocks from Station, Heads Home to Earth . NASA . 3 October 2019.
6. Web site: NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station. 25 September 2019.