Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls
ISS Expedition 58/59
Mission Profile
| Launch date | 2018-12-03 |
|---|---|
| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5 (Gagarin's Start) |
| Launch vehicle | Soyuz-FG |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz MS-11 |
| Target | Low Earth Orbit |
| Type | Crewed |
| End date | 2019-06-25 |
| Duration | 203 days 15 hours |
| Partners | NASA, Roscosmos, CSA |
Overview
Soyuz MS-11 carried a freight of expectation: it was the first crewed Soyuz to fly after the dramatic Soyuz MS-10 booster failure in October 2018 sent its crew on an emergency ballistic abort. Restoring confidence in the world's then-only human launch system, commander Oleg Kononenko, NASA's Anne McClain and Canada's David Saint-Jacques rode safely to orbit on 3 December 2018. McClain, a U.S. Army aviator and rugby international on her first flight, became a core member of Expedition 58 and then 59, conducting two spacewalks and a busy science programme. Saint-Jacques set a Canadian endurance record. The trio spent 204 days aloft, returning to Kazakhstan on 25 June 2019. McClain's increment would later be remembered for re-establishing crew confidence in the Soyuz at a pivotal moment before commercial crew came online.
Crew
Oleg Kononenko
Soyuz MS-11 Commander (Roscosmos)
Fourth spaceflight
Anne McClain
NASA Flight Engineer
First spaceflight; conducted two EVAs
David Saint-Jacques
Flight Engineer (CSA)
First spaceflight; set Canadian endurance record
Key Milestones
2018-12-03
Soyuz MS-11 launches — first crewed flight after the Soyuz MS-10 abort
2018-12-20
Expedition 58 formally begins after Soyuz MS-09 departs
2019-03-22
Anne McClain conducts the first of her two spacewalks
2019-06-25
Soyuz MS-11 lands in Kazakhstan after 204 days in orbit
Key Achievements
First crewed Soyuz flight after the Soyuz MS-10 abort, restoring confidence in the system
Anne McClain's first spaceflight, including two spacewalks
David Saint-Jacques set a Canadian single-mission endurance record
