Expedition 47
47th expedition to the International Space Station
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Expedition 47 was the 47th expedition to the International Space Station.
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began2 March 2016 UTC
Ended18 June 2016 UTC
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| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 2 March 2016 UTC |
| Ended | 18 June 2016 UTC |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-19M Soyuz TMA-20M |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-19M Soyuz TMA-20M |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Expedition 46/47: Yuri Malenchenko Timothy N. Peake Timothy L. Kopra Expedition 47/48: Aleksey Ovchinin Oleg Skripochka Jeffrey Williams |
 Expedition 47 mission patch  (l-r) Skripochka, Williams, Ovchinin, Peake, Kopra, Malenchenko | |
Yuri Malenchenko, Timothy Peake and Timothy Kopra transferred from Expedition 46. Expedition 47 began upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-18M on 2 March 2016 and concluded upon the landing of Soyuz TMA-19M on 18 June 2016. The crew of Soyuz TMA-20M were then transferred to Expedition 48.[1][2][3]
Crew
| Position | First Part (March 2016) |
Second Part (March 2016 to June 2016) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Timothy L. Kopra, NASASecond and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Timothy Peake, ESAOnly spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Yuri Malenchenko, RSASixth and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Aleksey Ovchinin, RSA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 | Oleg Skripochka, RSA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Jeffrey Williams, NASA Fourth and last spaceflight | |
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- Spacefacts[1]
Mission highlights
Launched on 8 April 2016,[4] the SpaceX CRS-8 mission carried the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module to the ISS for two years of in-orbit habitat qualification.[5]
