Expedition 46
| Mission type | ISS Expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space Station | International Space Station |
| Began | 11 December 2015 UTC |
| Ended | 1 March 2016 UTC |
| Arrived aboard |
Soyuz TMA-16M Soyuz TMA-18M Soyuz TMA-19M |
| Departed aboard |
Soyuz TMA-18M Soyuz TMA-19M |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members |
Expedition 45/46: Sergey Volkov Mikhail Korniyenko Scott Kelly Expedition 46/47: Yuri Malenchenko Timothy Peake Timothy Kopra |
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 (l-r) Kelly, Volkov, Korniyenko, Kopra, Peake, Malenchenko |
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Expedition 46 was the 46th expedition to the International Space Station.
Sergey Volkov, Mikhail Korniyenko and Scott Kelly transferred from Expedition 45, the latter two as part of their year-long stay aboard the ISS. Expedition 46 began with the departure of Soyuz TMA-17M on 11 December 2015 and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz TMA-18M on 1 March 2016, and the crew of Soyuz TMA-19M transferred to Expedition 47. The expedition has the first British ESA astronaut (Tim Peake) to visit the International Space Station (ISS).
Following the arrival of the Soyuz TMA-19M crew, the next vehicle manoeuvre was the departure of the Progress M-28M, on 19 December. Progress MS-1 then launched to the ISS, atop a Soyuz 2.1a, on 21 December. The same day, Commander Scott Kelly and Timothy Kopra performed a contingency EVA and successfully repaired the Mobile Base System. On 23 December, the Progress MS-1 resupply vehicle docked at the ISS.
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