{"id":52147,"date":"2021-04-09T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-469986"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:07:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:07:00","slug":"nasa-astronaut-mark-vande-hei-crewmates-arrive-safely-at-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-astronaut-mark-vande-hei-crewmates-arrive-safely-at-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched with Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong>Credits: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/mark-t-vande-hei\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Vande Hei<\/a> and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">International Space Station<\/a> Friday, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying Vande Hei and cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos docked to the station\u2019s Rassvet module at 7:05 a.m. EDT. Docking occurred two orbits and about three hours after a 3:42 a.m. launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vande Hei, Novitskiy, and Dubrov will join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition64\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Expedition 64<\/a> crew when hatches open about 9 a.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition65\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Expedition 65<\/a>, with NASA astronaut Shannon Walker as commander, will begin Friday, April 16, upon the departure of NASA\u2019s Kate Rubins, Roscosmos\u2019 Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and departing station commander Sergey Ryzhikov. The trio will land in Kazakhstan following a six-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The change of command ceremony with all crew members is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. Thursday, April 15, and will air live on NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasaapp\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the second spaceflight for Vande Hei, the third for Novitskiy, and the first for Dubrov. During a six-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory, the trio will work on science and research in technology development, Earth science, biology, human research, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Expedition 65, the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/crew-2\" rel=\"noopener\">Crew-2<\/a> aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon will bring four more members to the International Space Station. Crew-2 is currently scheduled for launch on <a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.gov\/earthday\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Day<\/a>, Thursday, April 22. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/crew-1\" rel=\"noopener\">Crew-1<\/a>, the first long-duration commercial crew mission, will return to Earth on April 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2020, the International Space Station surpassed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station20\" rel=\"noopener\">20-year milestone<\/a> of continuous human presence, providing opportunities for unique technological demonstrations and research that help prepare for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars while also improving life on Earth. To date, 243 people from 19 countries have visited the orbiting laboratory that has hosted nearly 3,000 research investigations from researchers in 108 countries and areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Vande Hei on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Astro_Sabot\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> throughout his mission and get the latest space station crew news, images and features by following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/space_station\" rel=\"noopener\">@space_station<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ISS_Research\" rel=\"noopener\">@ISS_Research<\/a> on Twitter, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ISS\" rel=\"noopener\">ISS Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ISS\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ISS Instagram<\/a> accounts and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">space station blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov\">stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leah Cheshier<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href=\"mailto:leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov\">leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station Friday, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week. The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying Vande Hei and cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos docked to the station\u2019s Rassvet module at 7:05 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":53439,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"21-036","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"RELEASE","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2867,2800,8370,2656,2735,2861,3431],"news-tags":[12373],"internal-terms":[9508,9505],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-astronaut-mark-vande-hei-crewmates-arrive-safely-at-space-station\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-astronaut-mark-vande-hei-crewmates-arrive-safely-at-space-station\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51105586635_67588156ea_k.jpeg"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Humans in Space","Astronauts","Mark T. 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