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Expedition 59
Expedition 59 studied tissue chips, tested free-flying robots, set up external science facilities, and investigated carbon dioxide on Earth.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Oleg Kononenko, Commander
David Saint-Jacques, Flight Engineer
Anne McClain, Flight Engineer
Alexey Ovchinin, Flight Engineer
Nick Hague, Flight Engineer
Christina Koch, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
6/24/19 – Exp 58/59 Land
6/4/19 – ISS Progress 71 Undock
6/3/19 – SpaceX CRS-17 Release
5/6/19 – SpaceX CRS-17 Capture
5/4/19 – SpaceX CRS-17 Launch
4/19/19 – Cygnus CRS-11 Capture
4/17/19 – Cygnus CRS-11 Launch
4/4/19 – ISS Progress 72 Launch/Dock
3/14/19 – Exp 59/60 Launch/Dock
Spacewalks
Date: May 29, 2019
Duration: 6 hours, 1 minute
Spacewalkers: Oleg Kononenko, Alexey Ovchinin
Date: April 8, 2019
Duration: 6 hours, 29 minutes
Spacewalkers: Anne McClain, David Saint-Jacques
Date: March 29, 2019
Duration: 6 hours, 45 minutes
Spacewalkers: Nick Hague, Christina Koch
Date: March 22, 2019
Duration: 6 hours, 39 minutes
Spacewalkers: Anne McClain, Nick Hague
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Expedition 59 News
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