Expedition 50

ISS Expedition 50

HTV-6 grappled by the ISS robotic arm December 13, 2016
Mission type	ISS Expedition
Expedition
Space Station	International Space Station
Began	28 October 2016 (2016-10-28Z) UTC
Arrived aboard	Soyuz MS-02 Soyuz MS-03
Departed aboard	Soyuz MS-02 Soyuz MS-03
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Expedition 49/50: Robert S. Kimbrough Andrei Borisenko Sergey Ryzhikov Expedition 50/51: Peggy Whitson Oleg Novitskiy Thomas Pesquet
ISS expeditions ← Expedition 49 Expedition 51 →

Expedition 50 is the 50th expedition to the International Space Station.

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.

Soyuz MS-02 launched on October 19, 2016, transporting Robert S. Kimbrough, Andrei Borisenko and Sergey Ryzhikov, who would make up the Expedition 49/50 crew. MS-02 docked with the (Poisk (MRM-2) module on October 21, 2016.

Soyuz MS-03 launched on November 17, 2016, transporting Oleg Novitskiy, Peggy Whitson and Thomas Pesquet. MS-03 docked with the Rassvet module on November 19, 2016.