Expedition 69

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Mission type| Long-duration expedition
Operator| NASA / Roscosmos
Mission duration| 182 days, 21 hours and 57 minutes
Expedition
Space Station| International Space Station
Began| 28 March 2023
Ended| 27 September 2023
Arrived aboard| Soyuz MS-22
SpaceX Crew-6
Soyuz MS-24
SpaceX Crew-7
Departed aboard| Soyuz MS-23
SpaceX Crew-6
Crew
Crew size| 7–11
Members|

* Expedition 67/68/69:
* Sergey Prokopyev
* Dmitry Petelin
* Francisco Rubio
* Expedition 68/69:
* Stephen Bowen
* Warren Hoburg
* Sultan Al Neyadi
* Andrey Fedyaev
* Expedition 69/70:
* Jasmin Moghbeli
* Andreas Mogensen
* Satoshi Furukawa
* Konstantin Borisov
* Loral O'Hara
* Expedition 69/70/71:
* Oleg Kononenko
* Nikolai Chub

EVAs| 8
EVA duration| 51 hours and 58 minutes

Expedition 69 mission patch

Expedition 69 crew portrait

Expeditions

<- Expedition 68

Expedition 70 ->

Expedition 69 was the 69th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station. The expedition began with the uncrewed departure of Soyuz MS-22 in March 2023 with Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev continuing his ISS command from Expedition 68.[1] It ended with his departure onboard Soyuz MS-23 with his crewmates on 27 September 2023.[2]

Expedition 69 crew during dinner with Axiom Mission 2[lower-alpha 1] members while celebrating Sultan Al Neyadi's birthday inside the Unity module[3] (not pictured is NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio)

## Contents

* 1 Background, Crew, and Events
* 2 Events manifest
* 3 Crew
* 4 Vehicle manifest
* 5 Notes
* 6 References

## Background, Crew, and Events

Initially, the expedition consisted of Prokopyev and his two Soyuz MS-22/23 crewmates, Dmitry Petelin from Russia and American astronaut Francisco Rubio, as well as SpaceX Crew-6 crewmates, American astronauts Stephen G. Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and another Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who launched on March 2, 2023 and were transferred from Expedition 68 alongside the Soyuz MS-22/23 crew.[4] The departure of the MS-22 spacecraft with its crew was ultimately canceled because of a coolant leak[5] in December 2022. The decision was made to return Soyuz MS-22 uncrewed and launch Soyuz MS-23 uncrewed[5] as its replacement. By the time the MS-22/23 crew returned to Earth on 27 September 2023, which was the end of Expedition 69, they had spent more than a year in space due to their mission extension.[6][7][8]

The manifest changes do not affect US crew rotation plans, where SpaceX Crew-5 was replaced by Crew-6 in February during Expedition 68.[9]

Previously, US crew handovers since flights returned in 2020 took place during a new expedition, about 2–3 weeks after the Soyuz handover occurs (which officially changes the expeditions). However, in this handover, the swap occurred before the Soyuz MS-22 departure date of March 28. The early US handover was a part of the manifest prior to the Soyuz MS-22 coolant leak in December 2022.[10]

The crew was later replenished by subsequent crew rotation missions in the expedition, SpaceX Crew-7, consisting of NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Satoshi Furukawa from Japan, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, and Soyuz MS-24, consisting of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub (both on a year long ISS mission) and another American astronaut Loral O'Hara. The space station was also visited by a non-expedition crew, Axiom Mission 2, consisting of former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (who had previously commanded the station twice during Expedition 16 and Expedition 51), John Shoffner, Ali AlQarni, and Rayyanah Barnawi.[2]

## Events manifest

Events involving crewed spacecraft are listed in bold.

Previous mission: Expedition 68

28 March 2023 – Soyuz MS-22 uncrewed undocking, official switch from Expedition 68

6 April 2023 – Soyuz MS-23 redocking

15 April 2023 – CRS SpX-27 undocking

16 April 2023 – EVA 1 (VKD-56) Prokopyev/Petelin: 7 hrs, 55 mins

16 April 2023 – Relocation of Nauka outfitting: Moving "RtoD" add-on heat radiator from Rassvet module to Nauka module

21 April 2023 – CRS NG-18 unberthing and release

28 April 2023 – EVA 2 (US-86) Bowen/Al Neyadi: 7 hrs, 1 min

3–4 May 2023 – EVA 3 (VKD-57) Prokopyev/Petelin: 7 hrs, 11 mins

4 May 2023 – Relocation of Nauka outfitting: Moving experiments airlock "ShK" from Rassvet module to Nauka module forward port

6 May 2023 – SpaceX Crew-6 redocking

12 May 2023 – EVA 4 (VKD-58) Prokopyev/Petelin: 5 hrs, 14 mins

22 May 2023 – Axiom Mission 2 docking (non-Expedition crew)

24 May 2023 – Progress MS-23/84P docking[11]

30 May 2023 – Axiom Mission 2 undocking (non-Expedition crew)

6 June 2023 – CRS SpX-28 docking[11]

9 June 2023 – EVA 5 (US-87) Bowen/Hoburg: 6 hrs, 3 mins, installed the fifth iROSA at Array 1A

15 June 2023 – EVA 6 (US-88) Bowen/Hoburg: 5 hrs, 35 mins, installed the sixth and last iROSA at Array 1B

22 June 2023 – EVA 7 (VKD-59) Prokopyev/Petelin: 6 hrs, 24 mins

29 June 2023 – CRS SpX-28 undocking

4 August 2023 – CRS NG-19 capture and berthing

9 August 2023 – EVA 8 (VKD-60) Prokopyev/Petelin: 6 hrs, 35 mins

9 August 2023 – Relocation of Nauka outfitting: Moving European Robotic Arm's Portable Workpost from Rassvet module to Nauka module

20 August 2023 – Progress MS-22/83P undocking

25 August 2023 – Progress MS-24/85P docking[11]

27 August 2023 – SpaceX Crew-7 docking[11]

3 September 2023 – SpaceX Crew-6 undocking

15 September 2023 – Soyuz MS-24 docking

26 September 2023 – ISS Expedition 69/70 change of command ceremony from Sergey Prokopyev to Andreas Mogensen

27 September 2023 – Soyuz MS-23 undocking, official switch to Expedition 70

Next: Expedition 70

Sources:[2][12]

## Crew

Flight  | Astronaut  | Increment 69a  | Increment 69b  | Increment 69c  | Increment 69d

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28 Mar–27 Aug 2023  | 27 Aug–3 Sep 2023  | 3–15 Sep 2023  | 15–27 Sep 2023
Soyuz MS-23 |  Sergey Prokopyev, Roscosmos
Second spaceflight  | Commander
Dmitry Petelin, Roscosmos
First spaceflight  | Flight engineer
Francisco Rubio, NASA
First spaceflight  | Flight engineer
SpaceX Crew-6 |  Stephen Bowen, NASA
Fourth spaceflight  | Flight engineer  | Off station
Warren Hoburg, NASA
First spaceflight  | Flight engineer  | Off station
Sultan Al Neyadi, MBRSC
First spaceflight  | Flight engineer  | Off station
Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos
First spaceflight  | Flight engineer  | Off station
SpaceX Crew-7 |  Jasmin Moghbeli, NASA
First spaceflight  | Off station  | Flight engineer
Andreas Mogensen, ESA
Second spaceflight  | Off station  | Flight engineer
Satoshi Furukawa, JAXA
Second spaceflight  | Off station  | Flight engineer
Konstantin Borisov, Roscosmos
First spaceflight  | Off station  | Flight engineer
Soyuz MS-24 |  Oleg Kononenko, Roscosmos
Fifth spaceflight  | Off station  | Flight engineer
Nikolai Chub, Roscosmos
First spaceflight  | Off station  | Flight engineer
Loral O'Hara, NASA
First spaceflight  | Off station  | Flight engineer
Sources:[13]

## Vehicle manifest

Vehicle  | Purpose  | Port  | Docking/Capture Date  | Undocking Date

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Vehicles inherited from Expedition 68
CRS NG-18 | Cargo  | Unity nadir  | 9 Nov 2022[14] | 21 Apr 2023
Progress MS-22 | Cargo  | Zvezda aft  | 11 Feb 2023  | 20 Aug 2023
Soyuz MS-23 | Exp. 67/68/69 crew  | Poisk zenith  | 24 Feb 2023[15] | 6 Apr 2023 (redock)
SpaceX Crew-6 "Endeavour" | Exp. 68/69 crew  | Harmony zenith  | 28 Feb 2023[16] | 6 May 2023 (redock)
CRS SpX-27 | Cargo  | Harmony forward  | 16 Mar 2023[17] | 15 Apr 2023
Vehicles docked during Expedition 69
Soyuz MS-23  | Exp. 67/68/69 crew  | Prichal nadir  | 6 Apr 2023 (redock)[18] | 27 Sep 2023
SpaceX Crew-6 "Endeavour" | Exp. 68/69 crew  | Harmony forward  | 6 May 2023 (redock)[19] | 3 Sep 2023
Ax-2 | Visiting commercial mission  | Harmony zenith  | 22 May 2023  | 30 May 2023
Progress MS-23 | Cargo  | Poisk zenith  | 24 May 2023  | 29 Nov 2023 (Exp. 70)
CRS SpX-28 | Cargo  | Harmony zenith  | 6 Jun 2023  | 29 Jun 2023
CRS NG-19 | Cargo  | Unity nadir  | 4 Aug 2023  | 22 Dec 2023 (Exp. 70)
Progress MS-24/85P  | Cargo  | Zvezda aft  | 25 Aug 2023  | 13 Feb 2024 (Exp. 70)
SpaceX Crew-7 "Endurance" | Exp. 69/70 crew  | Harmony zenith  | 27 Aug 2023  | 11 Mar 2024 (Exp. 70)
Soyuz MS-24 "Antares" | Exp. 69/70 crew  | Rasssvet nadir  | 15 Sep 2023  | 6 Apr 2024 (Exp. 70)
Segment  |  U.S. Orbital Segment  |  Russian Orbital Segment

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Period  | Harmony forward  | Harmony zenith  | Harmony nadir  | Unity nadir  | Rassvet nadir  | Prichal nadir  | Poisk zenith  | Zvezda aft
28 Mar-6 Apr 2023  | CRS SpX-27  | SpaceX Crew-6 | Vacant  | CRS NG-18  | Vacant  | Vacant  | Soyuz MS-23 | Progress MS-22
6-15 Apr 2023  | Soyuz MS-23 | Vacant
15-21 Apr 2023  | Vacant
21 Apr-6 May 2023  | Vacant
6-22 May 2023  | SpaceX Crew-6 | Vacant
22-24 May 2023  | Ax-2
24-30 May 2023  | Progress MS-23
30 May-6 Jun 2023  | Vacant
6-29 Jun 2023  | CRS SpX-28
29 Jun-4 Aug 2023  | Vacant
4-20 Aug 2023  | CRS NG-19
20-25 Aug 2023  | Vacant
25-27 Aug 2023  | Progress MS-24
27 Aug-3 Sep 2023  | SpaceX Crew-7
3-15 Sep 2023  | Vacant
15-27 Sep 2023  | Soyuz MS-24

The Prichal aft, forward, starboard, and aft ports all have yet to be used since the module originally docked to the station and are not included in the table.

## Notes

1. ↑ First row except Sultan Al Neyadi in center.

## References

1. ↑ Garcia, Mark. "uncrewed Soyuz Spacecraft Undocks from Station" (in en-US). https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/03/28/uncrewed-soyuz-spacecraft-undocks-from-station/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Complete ISS flight events". 15 April 2023. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32006.3300.
3. ↑ @Astro_Alneyadi (May 25, 2023). "Celebrated my 1st birthday 🎂 in space with colleagues who have become family! Highlight of the day? A Maple Muffin top cake from the USA crew, a Cinnamon Bun with yoghurt and dry fruits from Russian crew, topped off with wishes in Arabic. Truly a gravity-defying celebration! 😃" (in en). https://twitter.com/Astro_Alneyadi/status/1661677369462083586.
4. ↑ Garcia, Mark. "uncrewed Soyuz Spaceship Lands in Kazakhstan" (in en-US). https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/03/28/uncrewed-soyuz-spaceship-lands-in-kazakhstan/.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Foust, Jeff (2023-01-11). "Roscosmos to launch uncrewed Soyuz to replace damaged spacecraft at ISS" (in en-US). https://spacenews.com/roscosmos-to-launch-uncrewed-soyuz-to-replace-damaged-spacecraft-at-iss/.
6. ↑ "International Space Station Operations, Soyuz Status Update – Space Station" (in en-US). https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/01/11/international-space-station-operations-soyuz-status-update/.
7. ↑ "Roscosmos and NASA Have a Plan to Replace Damaged Soyuz Spacecraft at ISS" (in en). 2023-01-11. https://gizmodo.com/roscosmos-nasa-plan-to-replace-damaged-soyuz-iss-1849975348.
8. ↑ Strickland, Ashley; Wattles, Jackie (2023-01-11). "Roscosmos will send replacement spacecraft to return crew to Earth after Soyuz leak" (in en). https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/world/nasa-soyuz-leak-astronauts-return-scn/index.html.
9. ↑ "SpaceX and NASA target Crew-6 astronaut launch in mid-February" (in en). 2023-01-10. https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-6-launch-feb-2023.
10. ↑ "SpaceX launches first NASA astronauts to fly from US since shuttle | collectSPACE". http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-053020a-spacex-demo2-astronauts-launch.html.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Launch Log – Spaceflight Now" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-log/.
12. ↑ "Microgravity Research Flights". 10 November 2020. https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/space/iss-research/microgravity-research-flights/.
13. ↑ "ISS Expedition Reports". http://spacefacts.de/english/iss.htm.
14. ↑ Navin, Joseph (2022-11-07). "SS Sally Ride Cygnus arrives at ISS on NG-18 mission" (in en-US). https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/11/ng-18-launch/.
15. ↑ Howell, Elizabeth (2023-02-22). "Watch Russia launch replacement Soyuz to International Space Station tonight (Feb. 23)" (in en). https://www.space.com/russia-replacement-soyuz-ms-23-webcast.
16. ↑ Heidler, Scott (2023-02-22). "Launch date postponed for SpaceX Crew-6" (in en). https://www.wesh.com/article/launch-date-postponed-for-spacex-crew-6/43029720.
17. ↑ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/spacex-crs-27/
18. ↑ https://scitechdaily.com/astronaut-and-cosmonauts-fly-soyuz-crew-ship-to-new-docking-port-on-space-station/
19. ↑ Heidler, Scott (2023-02-22). "Launch date postponed for SpaceX Crew-6" (in en). https://www.wesh.com/article/launch-date-postponed-for-spacex-crew-6/43029720.

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