ISS Expedition 46/47

Mission Profile

Overview

This expedition carried Tim Peake, the first British ESA astronaut to live aboard the International Space Station, on his Principia mission. Peake launched on Soyuz TMA-19M on 15 December 2015 with veteran Soyuz commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA's Tim Kopra, who would command Expedition 47. Peake captured the British public's imagination: he conducted a spacewalk in January 2016, ran the London Marathon strapped to a treadmill in orbit, and ran an enormous education and outreach programme reaching schools across the UK. The crew also welcomed the experimental Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, delivered by SpaceX CRS-8. After 186 days that redefined Britain's relationship with human spaceflight, Peake, Malenchenko and Kopra returned safely to the Kazakh steppe on 18 June 2016.

Crew

Key Milestones

1. 2015-12-15

   Soyuz TMA-19M launches Malenchenko, Kopra and Tim Peake to the ISS

2. 2016-01-15

   Tim Peake conducts a spacewalk — the first by a British ESA astronaut

3. 2016-04-08

   SpaceX CRS-8 delivers the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)

4. 2016-04-24

   Peake runs the London Marathon on a treadmill aboard the station

5. 2016-06-18

   Peake, Malenchenko and Kopra land after Peake's 186-day Principia mission

Key Achievements

• First British ESA astronaut to live and work aboard the ISS (Tim Peake, Principia mission)

• First spacewalk by a British ESA astronaut (15 January 2016)

• Tim Peake ran the London Marathon on a treadmill in orbit

• Crew received the experimental Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)

Related Missions

Sources

1. Wikipedia — Expedition 46
2. Wikipedia — Expedition 47
3. Science and Media Museum — Soyuz TMA-19M: Tim Peake's Spacecraft