ISS Expedition 57/58

Mission Profile

Overview

Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko rode Soyuz MS-11 to the ISS on his fourth flight, arriving just weeks after the dramatic Soyuz MS-10 launch abort had shaken confidence in the rocket. The flight was a return to form, lifting off as the 100th orbital launch of 2018. Kononenko commanded Expedition 58 alongside two rookies: NASA's Anne McClain and Canadian David Saint-Jacques, the first Canadian aboard the station since Chris Hadfield. With the crew trimmed to three by the abort fallout, Kononenko's steady experience kept research and maintenance on track through a lean winter on orbit. The trio sustained the laboratory until fresh crews restored full staffing in March 2019, before returning safely to the Kazakh steppe in June after more than 200 days in space.

Crew

Key Milestones

1. 2018-12-03

   Soyuz MS-11 launches Kononenko, McClain and Saint-Jacques as the 100th orbital launch of 2018

2. 2018-12-20

   Expedition 58 formally begins as the MS-09 crew departs, Kononenko taking command

3. 2019-03-15

   Soyuz MS-12 arrives, restoring the station to a full six-person crew

4. 2019-06-25

   Kononenko, McClain and Saint-Jacques land safely aboard Soyuz MS-11 in Kazakhstan

Key Achievements

• First crewed Soyuz flight to dock with the ISS after the October 2018 Soyuz MS-10 abort

• Carried the first Canadian to the station since Chris Hadfield (David Saint-Jacques)

• Launched as the 100th orbital launch of 2018

• Oleg Kononenko's fourth long-duration ISS command

Related Missions

Sources

1. Wikipedia — Expedition 58
2. NASA — Expedition 57 Crew Departs Station
3. Wikipedia — Soyuz MS-11