ISS-46 is the forty-sixth long-term expedition of the International Space Station . The expedition began on December 11, 2015, from the moment of undocking of the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft from the station [1] . At that time, astronauts who had remained from the previous ISS-45 expedition were already at the station. After 14 days, the crew of the expedition was replenished with the crew of the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft, which on December 15, 2015 at 20:33 Moscow time, docked at the docking station of the MIM-1 Rassvet module of the ISS orbital complex. The expedition ended on March 2, 2016 at the time of undocking of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft [2] .
| ISS-46 | |
|---|---|
 Expedition emblem | |
| Expedition Master Data | |
| Title | ISS Forty-Six |
| Crew members | 3 (until 12/15/2015), then 6 |
| Expedition dates | from December 11, 2015 March 2, 2016 [1] |
| Expedition Duration | 82 days |
| Expedition Flight Data | |
| Shipping ship | Soyuz TMA-16M , Soyuz TMA-18M , Soyuz TMA-19M |
| Launch pad | Baikonur , Kazakhstan |
| Crew photo | |
 (l-p) Kelly, Volkov, Kornienko, Kopra, Peak, Malenchenko | |
| Expedition Navigation | |
Content
Crew
| Position | 1st stage of the expedition (12/11/2015 - 12/15/2015) | 2nd stage of the expedition (12/15/2015 - 03/02/2016) | Space flight number | Shipping ship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander | Scott Kelly , NASA | four | Soyuz TMA-16M | |
| Flight engineer | Mikhail Kornienko , FCA | 2 | ||
| Flight engineer | Sergey Volkov , FCA | 3 | Soyuz TMA-18M | |
| Flight engineer | Yuri Malenchenko , FCA | 6 | Soyuz TMA-19M | |
| Flight engineer | Timothy Peak , ESA | one | ||
| Flight engineer | Timothy Copra , NASA | 2 | ||
Upon returning to Earth on the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft on March 2, 2016 Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko completed a record-long flight to the ISS (340 days 08 h 42 min).
Tasks
- undocking from AO SM of the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft with three ISS-44/45 crew members;
- work with transport cargo ships Progress ( Progress M-29M and Progress MS-01 );
- performance of extra-ship activities (two exits from the US segment of the station and one exit from the Russian segment);
- work with the American cargo ship Cygnus CRS4 ;
- docking of the Soyuz MS ship with three crew members of the ISS-47/48 expedition to MIM-2 ;
- maintenance of the plant's operability and participation in its retrofitting;
- implementation of a program of scientific and applied research and experiments;
- implementation of public relations activities;
- on-board photo and video filming of the ISS flight chronicle, work on the program of symbolic activities;
- undocking of Soyuz TMA-18M TPK from MIM-2 and the return of two crew members of the ISS-43/44/45/46 expedition and one member of the ISS-45/46 crew to Earth
Expedition
EVA
- December 21, 2015 Scott Kelly and Timothy Kopra , from the Quest module , lasting 3 hours 16 minutes, unscheduled exit, ensuring the return of the jammed MT mobile conveyor and two CETA carts to the working point WS4 on section S0 on the ISS main farm, cable laying [3] .
- January 15, 2016 Timothy Copra and Timothy Peak , from the Quest module , lasting 4 hours 43 minutes, works on the ISS US segment, the exit is prematurely completed due to the appearance of liquid in the Copra spacesuit [4] .
- February 3, 2016 Sergey Volkov and Yuri Malenchenko , from the Pirs module , duration 4 hours 45 minutes, work on the ISS Russian segment [5] .
Accepted Cargo Ship
- Progress MS-01 , launch on December 21, 2015, docking on December 23, 2015.
Notes
- β 1 2 ISS: Expedition 46 . spacefacts.de (January 26, 2016). Date of treatment January 26, 2016.
- β ISS 46/47 . TsUP TsNIImash. Date of treatment July 15, 2016.
- β Astronauts Make Quick Work of Short Spacewalk - Space Station . blogs.nasa.gov. Date of treatment December 18, 2018.
- β Spacewalk Ends Successfully But Early After Water Detected in Helmet - Space Station . blogs.nasa.gov. Date of treatment December 18, 2018.
- β Second Spacewalk of Year Complete - Space Station . blogs.nasa.gov. Date of treatment December 18, 2018.
Links
- Expedition 46 NASA (January 26, 2016). Date of treatment January 26, 2016.