Soyuz MS-15 launched 2019

Soyuz MS-15 crew (L-R): Hazza Ali Mansouri, Oleg Skripochka, Jessica Meir

Soyuz MS-15, launched September 25, 2019, carried three people to the International Space Station.  Its crew consisted of Commander Oleg Skripochka, Flight Engineer Jessica Meir, and Hazza Al Mansouri, the first person from the United Arab Emirates to go into space.  

Skripochka and Meir participated in Expeditions 61 and 62, and returned to Earth in April 2020. Al Mansouri stayed on board for eight days and returned on Soyuz MS-12.  

Andrew Morgan returned in April 2020 on Soyuz MS-15 after participating in Expeditions 60-62. He was in space for over 271 days.

Happy birthday, astronaut Victor Glover!

Victor Glover, born April 30, 1976 in Pomona, California, is currently aboard the International Space Station.  He went into space aboard SpaceX Crew-1, launched in November 2020.  He has participated in Expedition 61 and is now involved with Expedition 62.  He is scheduled to return to Earth Sunday, May 2, 2021. 

Welcome home, Expedition 61!

Expedition 61 crew (L-R): Andrew Morgan, Aleksandr Skvortsov, Luca Parmitano, Oleg Skripochka, Jessica Meir and Christina Koch

Mission patch

The members of Expedition 61 - Commander Luca Parmitano, Christina Koch and Aleksandr Skvortsov - returned to Earth from the International Space Station this morning aboard I.  Koch went into space way back in March 2019 aboard Soyuz MS-12.  She has set the world record for longest stay in space by a woman at 328 days.  She has the second-longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut and 7th on the list of cumulative time in space for American astronauts.

Skvortsov and Parmitano arrived at the ISS in July 2019 with Andrew Morgan aboard Soyuz MS-13 and have completed a 201-day stay in space.  With this mission, Parmitano has logged 367 days in space, longer than any other ESA astronaut.

Skvortsov has completed his third mission and has logged 546 days in space, putting him 15th on the list of all-time spaceflight endurance tests.

 Koch performed 6 EVAs during her stay and Parmitano conducted 4.

Oleg Skripochka, Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan remain onboard the ISS and have transferred over to Expedition 62.

Happy birthday, astronaut Drew Morgan!

Andrew "Drew" Morgan, born February 5, 1976 in Morgantown, West Virginia, is currently residing aboard the International Space Station.  He went into space on Soyuz MS-13 as flight engineer in July 2019.  He was part of Expeditions 60 and 61, and now Expedition 62.  He will return on Soyuz MS-15, probably later this year.

Happy birthday, astronaut Christina Koch!

Christina Koch, born January 29, 1979 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently set the world record on December 28, 2019 for longest continuous time in space by a woman.  And she's still counting.

This is her first time in space.  She launched in Soyuz MS-12 in March 2019 to the International Space Station as part of Expedition 59.  Since then, she has participated in Expedition 60 and is currently part of Expedition 61.  She conducted the first all-female spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir in October 2019.