Soyuz MS-17
{{Short description|2020 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Soyuz MS-17
| names_list = ISS 63S
| image = Expedition 64 Launch (NHQ202010140005).jpg
| image_caption = Favor launches atop a Soyuz-2.1a
| mission_type = ISS crew transport
| operator = Roscosmos
| COSPAR_ID =
| SATCAT =
| mission_duration = {{time interval|14 October 2020, 05:45:04|17 April 2021, 04:55:07|show=dhm}}
| spacecraft = Soyuz MS-17 No. 747{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/soyuz-ms.htm|title=Soyuz-MS 01 - 20 (11F732A48)|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=16 April 2021 |access-date=27 April 2021}}
| spacecraft_type = Soyuz MS
| manufacturer = Energia
| launch_date = 14 October 2020, 05:45:04 UTC
| launch_rocket = Soyuz-2.1a No. Х15000-045
| launch_site = Baikonur, Site 31/6
| launch_contractor = RKTs Progress
| landing_date = 17 April 2021, 04:55:07 UTC{{cite press release |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-astronaut-kate-rubins-crewmates-return-safely-to-earth |title=NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Return Safely to Earth |work=NASA |date=16 April 2021 |access-date=17 April 2021}}
| landing_site = Kazakh Steppe, {{cvt|155|km}} southeast of Jezkazgan ({{Coord|47|19|32|N|69|39|35|E}})
| crew_members = {{Unbulleted list|Sergey Ryzhikov|Sergey Kud-Sverchkov|Kathleen Rubins|class=crew}}
| crew_callsign = Фавор (Favor)
| crew_photo = Expedition 64 inflight crew portrait (1) cropped.jpg
| crew_photo_caption = From left: Rubins, Ryzhikov and Kud{{nbhyph}}Sverchkov
| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit
| orbit_regime = Low Earth orbit
| orbit_inclination = 51.66°
| apsis = gee
| docking = {{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
| docking_target = ISS
| docking_type = dock
| docking_port = Rassvet nadir
| docking_date = 14 October 2020, 08:48:43 UTC
| undocking_date = 19 March 2021, 16:38:27 UTC{{Cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/english/e_relocations.htm|title=Relocations of Manned Spacecrafts [sic]|date=2021-03-21|access-date=2021-03-23}}
| time_docked = {{time interval|2020-10-14 08:48:43|2021-03-19 16:38:27|show=dhm}}
}}{{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
| docking_target = ISS (relocation)
| docking_type = dock
| docking_date = 19 March 2021, 17:12:35 UTC
| undocking_date = 17 April 2021, 01:34:04 UTC
| time_docked = {{time interval|2021-03-19 17:12:35|2021-04-17 01:34:04|show=dhm}}
}}
| insignia = Soyuz MS-17 mission patch.png
| insignia_caption = Mission patch
| programme = Soyuz programme
| previous_mission = Soyuz MS-16
| next_mission = Soyuz MS-18
}}
Soyuz MS-17 was a Soyuz spaceflight that was launched on 14 October 2020. It transported three crew members of the Expedition 63/64 crew to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-17 was the 145th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander and a Russian and American flight engineer.
The mission marked the first use of a new "ultrafast" two-orbit rendezvous flight plan with the Soyuz, which saw Soyuz MS-17 arrive at the ISS within approximately three hours after the launch.
On 19 March 2021, the crew of Soyuz MS-17 boarded their spacecraft to relocate it from Rassvet to Poisk to make way for the arrival and docking of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft, which launched on 9 April 2021 carrying cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut, Mark T. Vande Hei to the ISS ahead of a six-month stay. The two spacecraft had a nine-day handover period before Soyuz MS-17 departed. This is necessary to avoid de-crewing the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS) of the ISS since no Russian cosmonaut was present aboard SpaceX Crew-1.
Crew
{{Spaceflight crew
| terminology = Crew member
| position1 = Commander
| crew1_up = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Ryzhikov
| agency1_up = Roscosmos
| flights1_up = Second
| expedition1_up = Expedition 63/64
| position2 = Flight Engineer 1
| crew2_up = {{Flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Kud-Sverchkov
| agency2_up = Roscosmos
| flights2_up = First
| expedition2_up = Expedition 63/64
| position3 = Flight Engineer 2
| crew3_up = {{Flagicon|USA}} Kathleen Rubins
| agency3_up = NASA
| flights3_up = Second
| expedition3_up = Expedition 63/64
}}
= Backup crew =
{{Spaceflight crew
| terminology = Crew member
| position1 = Commander
| crew1_up = {{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Novitsky
| agency1_up = Roscosmos
| position2 = Flight Engineer 1
| crew2_up = {{Flagicon|RUS}} Pyotr Dubrov
| agency2_up = Roscosmos
| position3 = Flight Engineer 2
| crew3_up = {{flagicon|USA}} Mark T. Vande Hei
| agency3_up = NASA
}}
= Reserve crew =
{{Spaceflight crew
| terminology = Crew member
| position1 = Commander
| crew1_up = {{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Shkaplerov
| agency1_up = Roscosmos
| position2 = Flight Engineer 1
| crew2_up = {{Flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Babkin
| agency2_up = Roscosmos
}}
Crew notes
Early planning had listed Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Chub as the mission's Flight Engineer 2, pending a NASA decision on whether they would purchase more seats on the Soyuz. In May 2020, NASA purchased a Soyuz seat and assigned NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins to the Flight Engineer 2 position, backed up by astronaut Mark T. Vande Hei.
Originally Russian cosmonauts Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner were set to fly as Commander and Flight Engineer 1 respectively. In February 2020, however, the two cosmonauts were moved to the Soyuz MS-16 flight due to medical issues with the commander of Soyuz MS-16, Nikolai Tikhonov. Ivanishin and Vagner were replaced by Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov. Babkin remains an active cosmonaut, but has not yet been to space, while Tikhonov has retired from Roscosmos' astronaut corps.
Reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic, Roscosmos implemented a two-cosmonaut reserve crew to ensure the flight could go on with no delays, in the unlikely event both the prime and backup crews fall ill. It was not confirmed whether NASA planned to add an astronaut of their own to the reserve crew.
Gallery
Expedition 64 Preflight (NHQ202010140001).jpg
Expedition 64 Launch (NHQ202010140007).jpg
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cSpAMMuKKg Launch «Souz МS-17» (Youtube)]
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