Expedition 45

Expedition 45

Promotional poster
Mission type	Long-duration expedition
Expedition
Space station	International Space Station
Began	11 September 2015 (2015-09-11Z) UTC
Ended	11 December 2015 (2015-12-12Z) UTC
Arrived aboard	Soyuz TMA-16M Soyuz TMA-17M Soyuz TMA-18M
Departed aboard	Soyuz TMA-17M Soyuz TMA-18M
Crew
Crew size	6 (Departed)
Members	Expedition 44/45/46: Mikhail Korniyenko Scott Kelly Expedition 44/45: Oleg Kononenko Kimiya Yui Kjell N. Lindgren Expedition 45/46: Sergey Volkov
Expedition 45 mission patch (l-r) Scott Kelly, Sergei Wolkow, Mikhail Korniyenko, Kjell Lindgren, Oleg Kononenko and Kimiya Yui ISS expeditions

Expedition 45 was the 45th expedition to the International Space Station. Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko transferred from Expedition 44 as part of their year-long stay aboard the ISS. Expedition 45 began with the arrival of Soyuz TMA-18M at the ISS on September 11, 2015, and concluded with the departure of Soyuz TMA-17M on December 11, 2015. Kelly, Korniyenko and Sergey Volkov then transferred to the crew of Expedition 46.

Crew

Position	Crew
Commander	Scott Kelly, NASA Fourth and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1	Mikhail Korniyenko, RSA Second and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2	Oleg Kononenko, RSA Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3	Kimiya Yui, JAXA First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4	Kjell N. Lindgren, NASA First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 5	Sergey Volkov, RSA Third and last spaceflight

Source

Spacefacts

See also

• ISS year long mission

External links

• NASA's Space Station Expeditions page
• NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members