Expedition 75
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| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA / Roscosmos |
| Mission duration | 73 days, 8 hours and 17 minutes (in progress) 249 days (planned) |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 26 July 2026 |
| Ended | 1 April 2027 (planned) |
| Arrived aboard | |
| Departed aboard | |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7–11 |
| Members | |
| EVAs | 4 |
| EVA duration | 26 hours, 9 minutes |
Expedition 75 mission insignia | |
Expedition 75 is the 75th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The expedition began with the departure of Soyuz MS-28 on 26 July 2026 with NASA astronaut Jessica Meir taking over the ISS command and is expected to conclude with the undocking of Soyuz MS-29 on 1 April 2027. It continues the extensive scientific research conducted aboard the ISS, focusing on various fields, including biology, human physiology, physics, and materials science. The crew members also maintain and upgrade the space station systems.
Background, Crew, and Events
[edit]The expedition commenced with a crew consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, and Anil Menon, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Andrey Fedyaev, Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina.[1][2]
The expedition has seen four spacewalks so far.[3] On August 6, 2026, Meir and Menon conducted a 6-hour, 27-minute spacewalk to modify the station's 3B power channel in preparation for the installation of a seventh iROSA.[4] On August 18, Menon and Adenot conducted a 6-hour, 23-minute spacewalk to remove an antenna used to transmit data between the station and Mission Control in Houston.[5][6] On August 25, Menon and Adenot conducted a 6-hour, 30-minute spacewalk to install an onboard spare space-to-ground antenna.[7] On September 1, Adenot and Meir conducted a 6-hour, 49-minute spacewalk to replace a retroreflector on the forward docking port of the Harmony module used to improve navigation data for visiting spacecraft and connect power channel cables and data relay systems as part of ongoing maintenance and deorbit preparations.[8][9][10]
SpaceX Crew-13 arrived at the ISS on October 1, transporting NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.[11][12][13] The mission featured a handover with Crew-12 of six days. Meir handed over command to Dubrov on October 4.[14] Crew-12 departed with Meir, Hathaway, Adenot, and Fedyaev on October 7.[15]
Events manifest
[edit]Events involving crewed spacecraft are listed in bold.
Previous mission: Expedition 74
- 26 July 2026 – Soyuz MS-28 undocking,[16] official switch from Expedition 74[17]
- 6 August 2026 – EVA 1 (US-96) Meir/Menon: 6 hrs, 27 mins[4]
- 18 August 2026 – EVA 2 (US-97) Menon/Adenot: 6 hrs, 23 mins[5]
- 25 August 2026 – EVA 3 (US-98) Menon/Adenot: 6 hrs, 30 mins[7]
- 1 September 2026 – EVA 4 (US-99) Adenot/Meir: 6 hrs, 49 mins[10]
- 7 September 2026 – Progress MS-33 undocking[18]
- 19 September 2026 – Progress MS-35 docking[19]
- 1 October 2026 – SpaceX Crew-13 docking[13]
- 4 October 2026 – ISS Expedition 75 change of command from Jessica Meir to Pyotr Dubrov[14]
- 7 October 2026 – SpaceX Crew-12 undocking[15]
- 9 October 2026 – CRS NG-24 unberthing and release (planned)[20]
- 15 October 2026 – CRS SpX-35 docking (planned)[21]
Next mission: Expedition 76
Crew
[edit]| Flight | Astronaut | Increment 75a | Increment 75b | Increment 75c | Increment 75d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul–1 Oct 2026 | 1–7 Oct 2026 | 7 Oct 2026–Mar 2027 (ongoing) | Mar–1 Apr 2027 (planned) | ||
| Soyuz MS-29 | Pyotr Dubrov, Roscosmos Second spaceflight |
Flight engineer | Commander | ||
| Anna Kikina, Roscosmos Second spaceflight |
Flight engineer | ||||
| Anil Menon, NASA First spaceflight |
Flight engineer | ||||
| SpaceX Crew-12 | Jessica Meir, NASA Second spaceflight |
Commander | Off station | ||
| Jack Hathaway, NASA First spaceflight |
Flight engineer | Off station | |||
| Sophie Adenot, ESA First spaceflight |
Flight engineer | Off station | |||
| Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos Second spaceflight |
Flight engineer | Off station | |||
| SpaceX Crew-13 | Jessica Watkins, NASA Second spaceflight |
Off station | Flight engineer | ||
| Luke Delaney, NASA First spaceflight |
Off station | Flight engineer | |||
| Joshua Kutryk, CSA First spaceflight |
Off station | Flight engineer | |||
| Sergey Teteryatnikov, Roscosmos First spaceflight |
Off station | Flight engineer | |||
| Soyuz MS-30 | Dmitry Petelin, Roscosmos Second spaceflight |
Off station | Flight engineer | ||
| Konstantin Borisov, Roscosmos Second spaceflight |
Off station | Flight engineer | |||
| Deniz Burnham, NASA First spaceflight |
Off station | Flight engineer | |||
Vehicle manifest
[edit]| Vehicle | Purpose | Port | Docking date | Undocking date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles inherited from Expedition 74 | ||||
| SpaceX Crew-12 "Freedom" | Exp. 74/75 crew | Harmony zenith | 14 Feb 2026 | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Progress MS-33 | Cargo | Poisk zenith | 24 Mar 2026 | 7 Sep 2026 |
| CRS NG-24 | Cargo | Unity nadir | 13 Apr 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Progress MS-34 | Cargo | Zvezda aft | 28 Apr 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| Soyuz MS-29 "Tigris" | Exp. 74/75 crew | Prichal nadir | 14 Jul 2026 | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Vehicles docked during Expedition 75 | ||||
| Progress MS-35 | Cargo | Poisk zenith | 19 Sep 2026 | Feb 2027 |
| SpaceX Crew-13 "Grace" | Exp. 75 crew | Harmony forward | 1 Oct 2026 | Mar 2027 |
| Segment | US Orbital Segment | Russian Orbital Segment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Harmony forward | Harmony zenith | Harmony nadir | Unity nadir | Rassvet nadir | Prichal nadir | Poisk zenith | Zvezda aft |
| 26 Jul–7 Sep 2026 | Vacant | SpaceX Crew-12 | Vacant | CRS NG-24 | Vacant | Soyuz MS-29 | Progress MS-33 | Progress MS-34 |
| 7–19 Sep 2026 | Vacant | |||||||
| 19 Sep–1 Oct 2026 | Progress MS-35 | |||||||
| 1–7 Oct 2026 | SpaceX Crew-13 | |||||||
| 7–9 Oct 2026 (ongoing) | Vacant | |||||||
| After 9 Oct 2026 (planned) | Vacant | |||||||
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.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Week Wraps with New Crew Adjustments and Human Research Studies". NASA. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "ISS Expedition 75". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Low, Lauren E. (27 July 2026). "NASA to Cover Three US Spacewalks, Host Preview News Conference". NASA. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- 1 2 Garcia, Mark A. (6 August 2026). "Astronauts Complete Spacewalk for Solar Array Modifications". NASA. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- 1 2 Garcia, Mark A. (18 August 2026). "NASA, ESA Astronauts Wrap Up Station Spacewalk". NASA. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Garcia, Mark A. (20 August 2026). "Spacewalk Preps Continue to Finish Antenna Installation Job Next Week". NASA. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- 1 2 Garcia, Mark A. (25 August 2026). "NASA, ESA Spacewalkers Finish Installing High-Speed Antenna". NASA. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ Dooren, Jennifer M. (26 August 2026). "NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station Maintenance, Live Coverage Planned". NASA. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Garcia, Mark A. (1 September 2026). "ESA, NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk for Navigation, Science Maintenance - NASA". Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- 1 2 Garcia, Mark A. (1 September 2026). "ESA, NASA Astronauts Complete Navigation and Science Spacewalk Outside Station - NASA". Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- ↑ Niles-Carnes, Elyna (20 July 2026). "NASA's SpaceX Crew-13". NASA. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Niles-Carnes, Elyna (22 September 2026). "NASA, SpaceX Move to Final Crew-13 Prelaunch Prep for Oct. 1 Liftoff". Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- 1 2 Garcia, Mark A. (1 October 2026). "Dragon Docks Bringing SpaceX Crew-13 to Station - NASA". Retrieved 1 October 2026.
- 1 2 Garcia, Mark A. (2 October 2026). "Station Crew Expands as NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Prepares to Depart - NASA". Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- 1 2 Garcia, Mark A. (3 October 2026). "NASA, SpaceX Set No Earlier Than Oct. 7 for Crew-12 Departure - NASA". Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ Garcia, Mark A. (26 July 2026). "Expedition 74 Crew Undocks in Soyuz for Return to Earth". NASA. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Garcia, Mark A. (24 July 2026). "Crew Works on Biomedicine, Spacesuits Day Before Swapping Commanders". NASA. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Garcia, Mark A. (8 September 2026). "Roscosmos Progress Cargo Spacecraft Departs Space Station - NASA". Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ Taveau, Jessica. "NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking - NASA". Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ Taveau, Jessica. "NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Spacecraft Departure - NASA". Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ Low, Lauren E. "NASA Invites Media to SpaceX's 35th Resupply Launch to Space Station - NASA". Retrieved 17 September 2026.
