Expedition 75
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| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA / Roscosmos |
| Mission duration | 25 days, 17 hours and 57 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 | 2, 2 planned |
| EVA duration | 12 hours, 50 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 two spacewalks so far. On 6 August 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.[3] On 18 August, 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.[4] The third spacewalk set for 25 August is scheduled to install an onboard spare space-to-ground antenna, and if time allows, replace a retroreflector on the forward docking port of the Harmony module used to improve navigation data for visiting spacecraft.[5] The fourth spacewalk set for 1 September is scheduled to connect power channel cables and data relay systems as part of ongoing maintenance and deorbit preparations.[6]
Events manifest
[edit]Events involving crewed spacecraft are listed in bold.
Previous mission: Expedition 74
- 26 July 2026 – Soyuz MS-28 undocking,[7] official switch from Expedition 74[8]
- 6 August 2026 – EVA 1 (US-96) Meir/Menon: 6 hrs, 27 mins[3]
- 18 August 2026 – EVA 2 (US-97) Menon/Adenot: 6 hrs, 23 mins[4]
- 25 August 2026 – EVA 3 (US-98) Menon/Adenot (planned)[6]
- 1 September 2026 – EVA 4 (US-99) (planned)[6]
- September 2026 – SpaceX Crew-13 docking (planned)[9]
- September 2026 – ISS Expedition 75 change of command from Jessica Meir to Pyotr Dubrov (planned)[citation needed]
- September 2026 – SpaceX Crew-12 undocking (planned)[citation needed]
- March 2027 – Soyuz MS-30 docking (planned)[citation needed]
- March 2027 – ISS Expedition 75/76 change of command from Pyotr Dubrov to TBA (planned)[citation needed]
- 1 April 2027 – Soyuz MS-29 undocking, official switch to Expedition 76 (planned)[citation needed]
Next mission: Expedition 76
Crew
[edit]| Flight | Astronaut | Increment 75a | Increment 75b | Increment 75c | Increment 75d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul–Sep 2026 (ongoing) | Sept 2026 (planned) | Sept 2026–Mar 2027 (planned) | 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 | Sep 2026 |
| Progress MS-33 | Cargo | Poisk zenith | 24 Mar 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| CRS NG-24 | Cargo | Unity nadir | 13 Apr 2026 | 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 | Sep 2026 | 2027 |
| SpaceX Crew-13 "Grace" | Exp. 75/76 crew | Harmony forward | Sep 2026 | March 2027 (Exp. 76) |
| Soyuz MS-30 "Liner" | Exp. 75/76 crew | Rassvet nadir | Mar 2027 | Nov 2027 (Exp. 76) |
| 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 2026–present | Vacant | SpaceX Crew-12 | Vacant | CRS NG-24 | Vacant | Soyuz MS-29 | Progress MS-33 | Progress MS-34 |
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.
- 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.
- ↑ Low, Lauren E. (27 July 2026). "NASA to Cover Three US Spacewalks, Host Preview News Conference". NASA. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 Garcia, Mark A. (20 August 2026). "Spacewalk Preps Continue to Finish Antenna Installation Job Next Week". NASA. Retrieved 20 August 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.
- ↑ Niles-Carnes, Elyna (20 July 2026). "NASA's SpaceX Crew-13". NASA. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
