Expedition 50

Expedition 50 astronauts portrait with mission patch. From left: cosmonaut Andrei Borisenko, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky.

Expedition 50 to the International Space Station begins with the departure of Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft in October 2016. When Thomas, Oleg and arrive at the Space Station in November on Soyuz MS-03 they will join the second part of Expedition 50.