Happy birthday, astronaut David Saint-Jacques!

David Saint-Jacques, born January 6, 1970 in Quebec City, Canada, went into space aboard Soyuz MS-11 to the International Space Station in December 2018.  He participated in Expeditions 57-59 and conducted an EVA for 6 hours, 29 minutes.  He spent almost 204 days in space before returning to Earth in June 2019.

Soyuz MS-11/Expedition 58 crew lands safely in Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-11/Expedition 58 (L-R): Anne McClain, Oleg Kononenko, David Saint-Jacques

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The crew of Soyuz MS-11, launched December 2018, returned from the International Space Station yesterday June 24, 2019 in Kazakhstan.  The crew consisted of Commander Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos), David Saint-Jacques (CSA) and Anne McClain (NASA).

The crew participated in Expedition 58 upon arrival at the ISS with Kononenko as commander.  When Soyuz MS-12 arrived in March 2019, they transferred Expedition 59 to the new crew.

It was the first flight for both McClain and Saint-Jacques, and the fourth for Kononenko.

Soyuz MS-11 launched today!

Soyuz MS-11 crew (L-R): Anne McClain, Oleg Kononenko and David Saint-Jacques

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Soyuz MS-11, launched successfully this morning about 6:30AM EST, is carrying three members of Expedition 58 to the International Space Station.  The crew consists of Commander Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos), David Saint-Jacques (CSA) and Anne McClain (NASA).

They should arrive early this afternoon at the ISS.  Soyuz MS-11 was initially scheduled to launch December 20 but was moved to today after the failure of Soyuz MS-10 back in October.