Expedition 54

{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = Expedition 54

| image = Expedition 54 crew poster.jpg

| image_caption = Promotional Poster

| insignia = ISS Expedition 54 Patch.svg

| insignia_caption = Expedition 54 mission patch

| mission_type = Long-duration expedition

| mission_duration =

| orbits_completed =

| crew_size = 6{{cite web|url=https://www.space.com/39201-star-wars-the-last-jedi-astronauts-space-movie-night.html|title=Astronauts Just Watched 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' in Space!|website=Space.com |date=24 December 2017 }}

| crew_members = Expedition 53/54:
Alexander Misurkin
Mark T. Vande Hei
Joseph M. Acaba
Expedition 54/55:

Anton Shkaplerov
Scott D. Tingle
Norishige Kanai

| crew_EVAs =

| crew_EVA_duration =

| crew_photo = Expedition 54 crew portrait.jpg

| crew_photo_caption = (l-r) Acaba, Vande Hei, Misurkin, Shkaplerov, Tingle, and Kanai

| space_station = International Space Station

| start_date = 14 December 2017 UTC{{cite web|last1=Garcia|first1=Mark|title=Dragon Attached to Station for Month of Cargo Transfers|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/12/14/expedition-53-leaves-station-begins-ride-home/|publisher=NASA|access-date=25 March 2021}}

| end_date = 27 February 2018 UTC{{cite web|last1=Garcia|first1=Mark|title=Expedition 54 Trio Undocks from Station, Begins Ride Home|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/02/27/expedition-54-trio-undocks-from-station-begins-ride-home/|publisher=NASA|access-date=1 March 2018}}

| arrival_craft = Soyuz MS-06
Soyuz MS-07

| departure_craft = Soyuz MS-06
Soyuz MS-07

| previous_mission = Expedition 53

| next_mission = Expedition 55

| programme = ISS expeditions

}}

Expedition 54 was the 54th expedition to the International Space Station, which began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-05 on December 14, 2017 and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-06 on February 27, 2018. Alexander Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei and Joseph Acaba were transferred from Expedition 53, with Alexander Misurkin taking the commander role. Transfer of Command from Expedition 54 to Expedition 55 was done on February 26, 2018. Expedition 54 officially ended on February 27, 2018 23:08 UTC, with the undocking of Soyuz MS-06.

Crew

class="wikitable" !Position !First Part (December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017) !Second Part (December 17, 2017 to February 27, 2018)
Commander \| colspan=2 align=center\|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Alexander Misurkin, RSA Second and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 \| colspan=2 align=center\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 \| colspan=2 align=center\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Joseph M. Acaba, NASA Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 3 \| \| align=center\|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Anton Shkaplerov, RSA Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 4 \| \| align=center\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Scott D. Tingle, NASA First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 5 \| \| align=center\|{{flagicon\|JPN}} Norishige Kanai, JAXA First spaceflight

class="wikitable"

!Position

!First Part
(December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017)

!Second Part
(December 17, 2017 to February 27, 2018)

Commander

| colspan=2 align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Misurkin, RSA
Second and last spaceflight

Flight Engineer 1

| colspan=2 align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA
First spaceflight

Flight Engineer 2

| colspan=2 align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} Joseph M. Acaba, NASA
Third spaceflight

Flight Engineer 3

| align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shkaplerov, RSA
Third spaceflight

Flight Engineer 4

| align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott D. Tingle, NASA
First spaceflight

Flight Engineer 5

| align=center|{{flagicon|JPN}} Norishige Kanai, JAXA
First spaceflight

{{Cite news|url=https://www.nasa.gov/subject/11674/expedition-54/|title=Expedition 54|work=NASA|access-date=2017-04-10|language=en}}

Spacewalks

class="wikitable"
scope="col" \| EVA # ! scope="col" \| Spacewalkers ! scope="col" \| Start (UTC) ! scope="col" \| End (UTC) ! scope="col" \| Duration ! scope="col" \| Notes
Expedition 54 EVA 1 \|{{Unbulleted list\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Mark T. Vande Hei\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Scott D. Tingle}} \|January 23, 2018 11:49 \|January 23, 2018 19:13 \|7 hours 24 minutes \|Replaced Latching End Effector (LEE-B) on Canadarm2, Installed failed LEE on ESP2, Replaced LEE Camera, Replaced EVA Socket.
Expedition 54 EVA 2* \|{{Unbulleted list\|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Alexander Misurkin\|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Anton Shkaplerov}} \|February 2, 2018 15:34 \|February 2, 2018 23:47 \|8 hours 13 minutes \|Remove and replacement of an electronics box for a high-gain communications antenna on the Zvezda service module.
Expedition 54 EVA 3 \|{{Unbulleted list\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Mark T. Vande Hei\|{{flagicon\|JPN}} Norishige Kanai}} \|February 16, 2018 12:00 \|February 16, 2018 17:57 \|5 hours 57 minutes \|Finished removal and replacement of Latching End Effector on POA, Replaced LEE Camera, Installed Ground Strap on Canadarm2, Brought failed LEE inside, Lubricated Canadarm2, Moved Tool Platform on Dextre, Adjusted Struts on Flex Hose Rotary Coupler.

class="wikitable"

scope="col" | EVA #

! scope="col" | Spacewalkers

! scope="col" | Start (UTC)

! scope="col" | End (UTC)

! scope="col" | Duration

! scope="col" | Notes

Expedition 54
EVA 1

|{{Unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark T. Vande Hei|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott D. Tingle}}

|January 23, 2018
11:49

|January 23, 2018
19:13

|7 hours 24 minutes

|Replaced Latching End Effector (LEE-B) on Canadarm2, Installed failed LEE on ESP2, Replaced LEE Camera, Replaced EVA Socket.

Expedition 54
EVA 2*

|{{Unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Misurkin|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shkaplerov}}

|February 2, 2018
15:34

|February 2, 2018
23:47

|8 hours 13 minutes

|Remove and replacement of an electronics box for a high-gain communications antenna on the Zvezda service module.

Expedition 54
EVA 3

|{{Unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark T. Vande Hei|{{flagicon|JPN}} Norishige Kanai}}

|February 16, 2018
12:00

|February 16, 2018
17:57

|5 hours 57 minutes

|Finished removal and replacement of Latching End Effector on POA, Replaced LEE Camera, Installed Ground Strap on Canadarm2, Brought failed LEE inside, Lubricated Canadarm2, Moved Tool Platform on Dextre, Adjusted Struts on Flex Hose Rotary Coupler.

*denotes spacewalks performed from the Pirs docking compartment in Russian Orlan suits.

All other spacewalks were performed from the Quest airlock.

Uncrewed spaceflights to the ISS

Resupply missions that visited the International Space Station during Expedition 54:

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style="text-align: center;" \| Spacecraft - ISS flight number ! style="text-align: center;" \| Country ! style="text-align: center;" \| Mission ! style="text-align: center;" \| Launcher ! style="text-align: center;" \| Launch (UTC) ! style="text-align: center;" \| Docked/Berthed (UTC) {{ref\|dock_berth\|†}} ! style="text-align: center;" \| Undocked/Unberthed (UTC) ! style="text-align: center;" \| Duration (Docked) ! style="text-align: center;" \| Deorbit
SpaceX CRS-13 - CRS SpX-13 \| {{flag\|United States}} \| Logistics \| Falcon 9 \| 15 Dec 2017, 15:36:00 \| 17 Dec 2017, 10:57 \| 13 Jan 2018, 09:58 \| {{time interval\|2017-12-17 10:57\|2018-01-13 09:58\|show=dhm\|abbr=on}} \| 13 Jan 2018, 14:43
Progress MS-08 - ISS 69P \| {{flag\|Russia}} \| Logistics \| Soyuz-2.1a \| 13 Feb 2018, 08:13:33 \| 15 Feb 2018, 10:38 \| 23 Aug 2018, 02:16 \| {{time interval\|2018-02-15 10:38\|2018-08-23 02:16\|show=dhm\|abbr=on}} \| 30 Aug 2018

class="wikitable" width="100%"

style="text-align: center;" | Spacecraft
- ISS flight number

! style="text-align: center;" | Country

! style="text-align: center;" | Mission

! style="text-align: center;" | Launcher

! style="text-align: center;" | Launch
(UTC)

! style="text-align: center;" | Docked/Berthed
(UTC) {{ref|dock_berth|†}}

! style="text-align: center;" | Undocked/Unberthed
(UTC)

! style="text-align: center;" | Duration (Docked)

! style="text-align: center;" | Deorbit

SpaceX CRS-13
- CRS SpX-13

| {{flag|United States}}

| Logistics

| Falcon 9

| 15 Dec 2017, 15:36:00

| 17 Dec 2017, 10:57

| 13 Jan 2018, 09:58

| {{time interval|2017-12-17 10:57|2018-01-13 09:58|show=dhm|abbr=on}}

| 13 Jan 2018, 14:43

Progress MS-08
- ISS 69P

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Logistics

| Soyuz-2.1a

| 13 Feb 2018, 08:13:33

| 15 Feb 2018, 10:38

| 23 Aug 2018, 02:16

| {{time interval|2018-02-15 10:38|2018-08-23 02:16|show=dhm|abbr=on}}

| 30 Aug 2018

References

Category:Expeditions to the International Space Station

Category:2017 in spaceflight

Category:2018 in spaceflight