Jack Fischer, born January 23, 1974 in Louisville, Colorado, went into space aboard Soyuz MS-04 to the International Space Station in April 2017. He participated in Expeditions 51 and 52 and performed two EVAs for a total of almost 7 hours.
Soyuz MS-04 crew (L-R): Fyodor Yurchikhin, Jack Fischer
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Soyuz MS-04, launched April 20, 2017, carried two crew members to the International Space Station. Its crew consisted of Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (Roscosmos) and Jack Fischer (NASA).
Yurchikhin and Fischer participated in Expeditions 51 and 52. They returned to Earth in September 2017 with Peggy Whitson.
Thomas Pesquet, born February 27, 1978 in Rouen, France, is an astronaut for the European Space Agency. He went into space aboard Soyuz MS-03 in November 2016 to the International Space Station as part of Expedition 50. He also participated in Expedition 51 before returning to Earth in June 2017.
Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, born January 3, 1959 in the former Soviet Union, has been in space five times.
His first trip into space was aboard Atlantis (STS-112) as mission specialist to the International Space Station in October 2002.
His second missoin was aboard Soyuz TMA-10 to the ISS as part of Expedition 15. During the expedition, he conducted 3 EVAs.
His third trip was aboard Soyuz TMA-19 as commander to the ISS in June 2010. He participated in Expeditions 24 and 25 and conducted 2 EVAs during the stay.
His fourth trip was as commander of Soyuz TMA-09M to the ISS in May 2013, as part of Expeditions 36 and 37. He conducted two more EVAs during the mission.
His fifth and final trip was as commander of Soyuz MS-04 to the ISS in April 2017, as part of Expeditions 51 and 52, when he conducted his ninth and final EVA.
Oleg Novitskiy, born October 12, 1971 in Belarus, has been in space twice.
His first trip into space was as commander of Soyuz TMA-06M in October 2012 to the International Space Station. He remained on board for Expeditions 33 and 34. He returned to Earth in March 2013.
His second trip was aboard Soyuz MS-03 as commander in November 2016 to the ISS. He was part of the crews of Expeditions 50 and 51, returning to Earth in June 2017.
Peggy Whitson, born February 9, 1960 in Mount Ayr, Iowa, holds the U.S. record for spending the most time in space, 665 days.
Her first mission was on Endeavour (STS-111) in June 2002 as mission specialist to the International Space Station. She stayed on board as Expedition 5 until December 2002 when she returned on Endeavour (STS-113).
Her next trip into space was aboard Soyuz TMA-11 as flight engineer in October 2007. She served as commander of Expedition 16, returning in April 2008.
Her next trip to the ISS was on Soyuz MS-03 in November 2016 as part of Expeditions 50-52. She returned to Earth September 3, 2017 on Soyuz MS-04.
Only seven Russian men have stayed in space longer than Peggy.
