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Expedition 70
Oleg Kononenko (orange t-shirt) along with his other Expedition 70 crew members (red t-shirts) and Axiom Mission 3 crew (black jumpsuits)
Mission typeLong-duration mission to ISS
OperatorNASA / Roscosmos
Mission duration191 days, 20 hours and 39 minutes
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began27 September 2023[1]
Ended6 April 2024
Arrived aboardSoyuz MS-24
SpaceX Crew-7
Soyuz MS-25
SpaceX Crew-8
Departed aboardSoyuz MS-24
SpaceX Crew-7
Crew
Crew size7–11
Members
  • Expedition 69/70:
  • Jasmin Moghbeli
  • Andreas Mogensen
  • Satoshi Furukawa
  • Konstantin Borisov
  • Loral O'Hara
  • Expedition 69/70/71:
  • Oleg Kononenko
  • Nikolai Chub
  • Expedition 70/71:
  • Matthew Dominick
  • Michael Barratt
  • Jeanette Epps
  • Alexander Grebenkin
  • Tracy Caldwell-Dyson
    • EVAs2
    EVA duration14 hours 23 minutes

    Expedition 70 mission patch

    Expedition 70 crew portrait
    Expedition 71 →
     

    Expedition 70 was the 70th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station. The expedition began with the departure of Soyuz MS-23 on 27 September 2023[2][3][4] with Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen taking over the ISS command from Russian cosmonaut Sergey ProkopyevinExpedition 69. It ended with the departure of NASA astronaut Loral O'HaraonSoyuz MS-24 on 6 April 2024.[5]

    Background, Crew and Events[edit]

    Initially, the expedition consisted of Andreas and his three SpaceX Crew-7 crewmates, Jasmin Moghbeli, Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov from America, Japan, and Russia respectively, as well as Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (who later assumed the ISS command) and Nikolai Chub (both on a year long ISS mission), and another American astronaut Loral O'Hara, who launched aboard Soyuz MS-24 on September 15, 2023 and were transferred from Expedition 69 alongside the SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts.[6]

    However, even after several months of outfitting EVAs and RTOd heat radiator installation, six months later on 9 October 2023, the Nauka RTOd radiator malfunctioned before active use of Nauka (the purpose of RTOd installation is to radiate heat from Nauka experiments). The malfunction, a leak, rendered the RTOd radiator unusable for Nauka. This is the third ISS radiator leak after Soyuz MS-22 and Progress MS-21 radiator leaks. If a spare RTOd is not available, Nauka experiments will have to rely on Nauka's main launch radiator and the module could never be utilized to its full capacity.[7][8]

    The crew was later replenished by subsequent crew rotation missions in the expedition, SpaceX Crew-8, consisting of American astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, and Soyuz MS-25, consisting of Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, Belarusian space tourist Marina Vasilevskaya, and American astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson.[5] Originally, the Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test was supposed to dock during the expedition. Instead, it was again moved farther down the vehicle schedule to May during Expedition 71.[9] The space station was also visited by a non-expedition crew, Axiom Mission 3, consisting of former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría (who previously commanded the station during Expedition 14), Italian astronaut Walter Villadei, ESA Swedish Project astronaut Marcus Wandt, and Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravcı.

    Events manifest[edit]

    Previous mission: Expedition 69

    27 September 2023 – Soyuz MS-23 Undocking, official switch from Expedition 69

    9 October 2023 - Nauka outfitting RtoD Add-on Heat Radiator Leak Event

    25/26 October 2023 – EVA 1 (VKD-61) Kononenko/Chub: 7 hrs, 41 mins[10]

    1 November 2023– EVA 2 (US-89) Moghbeli/O'Hara: 6 hrs, 42 mins[11]

    11 November 2023– CRS SpX-29 Docking

    29 November 2023 – Progress MS-23/84P Undocking

    3 December 2023 – Progress MS-25/86P Docking

    21 December 2023 – CRS SpX-29 Undocking

    22 December 2023 – CRS Cygnus NG-19 Unberthing & Release

    20 January 2024 – Axiom Mission 3 Docking (Non-Expedition crew)

    1 February 2024 – CRS Cygnus NG-20 Capture & Berthing

    7 February 2024 – Axiom Mission 3 Undocking (Non-Expedition crew)

    13 February 2024 – Progress MS-24/85P Undocking

    17 February 2024 – Progress MS-26/87P Docking[12]

    5 March 2024 – SpaceX Crew-8 Docking[13]

    10 March 2024 - ISS Expedition 70 Change of Command Ceremony from Andreas MogensentoOleg Kononenko

    11 March 2024 – SpaceX Crew-7 Undocking

    23 March 2024– CRS SpX-30 Docking

    25 March 2024 – Soyuz MS-25 Docking (Expedition 70/71 & ISS EP-21)

    29 March 2024 - Kononenko and Chub's seat liner moved from Soyuz MS-24 swapped with Novitsky and Vasilevskaya's seat liner moved from Soyuz MS-25 for MS-24 landing[14]

    6 April 2024 – Soyuz MS-24 Undocking, official switch to Expedition 71

    Next: Expedition 71

    Sources:[12][5][15]

    Crew[edit]

    Flight[5] Astronaut Increment 70a Increment 70b Increment 70c Increment 70d
    27 Sep 2023 - 5 Mar 2024 5 - 11 Mar 2024 11 - 25 Mar 2024 25 Mar - 6 Apr 2024
    Soyuz MS-24 Russia Oleg Kononenko, Roscosmos
    Fifth spaceflight     		Flight Engineer Commander[16]
    Russia Nikolai Chub, Roscosmos
    First spaceflight     		Flight Engineer
    United States Loral O'Hara, NASA
    First spaceflight     		Flight Engineer
    SpaceX Crew-7 United States Jasmin Moghbeli, NASA
    First spaceflight     		Flight Engineer Off Station
    Denmark Andreas Mogensen, ESA
    Second spaceflight     		Commander Off Station
    Japan Satoshi Furukawa, JAXA
    Second spaceflight     		Flight Engineer Off Station
    Russia Konstantin Borisov, Roscosmos
    First spaceflight     		Flight Engineer Off Station
    SpaceX Crew-8 United States Matthew Dominick, NASA
    First spaceflight     		Off Station Flight Engineer
    United States Michael Barratt, NASA
    Third spaceflight     		Off Station Flight Engineer
    United StatesJeanette Epps, NASA
    First spaceflight     		Off Station Flight Engineer
    Russia Alexander Grebenkin, Roscosmos
    First spaceflight     		Off Station Flight Engineer
    Soyuz MS-25 United States Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, NASA
    Third spaceflight     		Off Station Flight Engineer

    Besides the expedition crew, Crew Dragon visited the station, carrying Axiom Mission 3, consisting of Michael López-AlegríaofAxiom Space (formerly NASA), Walter Villadei of the Italian Ministry of Defence, Alper Gezeravcı of the Turkish Space Agency, and Marcus Wandt of the Swedish National Space Agency.[17]

    The Soyuz MS-25 vehicle carried expedition member Tracy Caldwell-Dyson and visitors Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos and Marina Vasilevskaya, a flight attendant trained by the Belarus Space Agency for ISS EP-21. One week after docking, Novitsky and Vasilevskaya returned with expedition member Loral O'Hara on the Soyuz MS-24 vehicle. Meanwhile, Kononenko and Chub, who launched on MS-24, will return on the MS-25 vehicle.[5]

    Vehicle manifest[edit]

    For the first time during 25 March-6 April 2024, all currently active ports of ISS were occupied, that too seven in number.[18]

    Vehicle[5] Purpose Port Docking/Capture Date Undocking Date
    (if during Expedition 70)
    Vehicles inherited from Expedition 69
    Russia Progress MS-23/84P Russian Cargo Poisk Zenith 24 May 2023 29 Nov 2023
    United States CRS Cygnus NG-19 "Laurel Clark" US Cargo Unity Nadir 4 Aug 2023 22 Dec 2023
    Russia Progress MS-24/85P Russian Cargo Zvezda Aft 25 Aug 2023 13 Feb 2024
    United States SpaceX Crew-7 "Endurance" Exp. 69/70 USOS Crew Harmony Zenith 27 Aug 2023 11 Mar 2024
    Russia Soyuz MS-24/70S "Antares" Exp. 69/70 Russian Crew Rassvet Nadir 15 Sep 2023 6 Apr 2024
    Vehicles docked during Expedition 70
    United States CRS Dragon SpX-29 US Cargo Harmony Forward 11 Nov 2023 21 Dec 2023
    Russia Progress MS-25/86P Russian Cargo Poisk Zenith 3 Dec 2023 2024 (Exp. 71)
    United States Axiom Mission 3 "Freedom" Non-Expedition US Commercial Mission Harmony Forward 20 Jan 2024 7 Feb 2024
    United States CRS Cygnus NG-20 "Patricia "Patty" Hilliard Robertson" US Cargo Unity Nadir 1 Feb 2024 12 Jul 2024 (Exp. 71)
    Russia Progress MS-26/87P Russian Cargo Zvezda aft 17 Feb 2024 2024 (Exp. 71)
    United States SpaceX Crew-8 "Endeavour" Exp. 70/71 USOS Crew Harmony Forward 5 Mar 2024 Aug 2024 (Exp. 71)
    United States CRS Dragon SpX-30 US Cargo Harmony Zenith 23 Mar 2024 28 Apr 2024 (Exp. 71)
    Russia Soyuz MS-25/71S "Kazbek" Exp. 70/71 Crew, Visiting Expedition 21 Prichal nadir 25 Mar 2024 24 Sep 2024 (Exp. 71)
    Segment United States US Orbital Segment Russia Russian Segment
    Period Harmony Forward Harmony Zenith Harmony Nadir Unity Nadir Rassvet Nadir Prichal Nadir Poisk Zenith Zvezda Aft
    27 Sept 2023-11 Nov 2023 Vacant SpaceX Crew-7 Vacant Cygnus NG-19 Soyuz MS-24/70S Vacant Progress MS-23/84P Progress MS-24/85P
    11-29 Nov 2023 CRS SpX-29
    29 Nov 2023-3 Dec 2023 Vacant
    3-21 Dec 2023 Progress MS-25/86P
    21-22 Dec 2023 Vacant
    22 Dec 2023-20 Jan 2024 Vacant
    20 Jan-1 Feb 2024 Axiom Mission 3
    1-7 Feb 2024 Cygnus NG-20
    7-13 Feb 2024 Vacant
    13-17 Feb 2024 Vacant
    17 Feb-5 Mar 2024 Progress MS-26/87P
    5-11 Mar 2024 SpaceX Crew-8
    11-23 Mar 2024 Vacant
    23 Mar-25 Mar 2024 CRS SpX-30
    25 Mar-6 Apr 2024 Soyuz MS-25/71S

    The Prichal aft, forward, starboard, and aft ports all have yet to be used since the module originally docked to the station, and are not included in the table.

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