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# Expedition 51

Occurred 7 years ago

Expedition 51 studied extremophiles, investigated food and drug preservation for crew health, and installed a cosmic ray experiment.

Mission Type

meet the crew

Launch

Landing

## Crew Members

Peggy Whitson, CommanderJack Fischer, Flight EngineerFyodor Yurchikhin, Flight EngineerThomas Pesquet, Flight EngineerOleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer

## Crew and Cargo Missions

6/2/17 – Exp 50/51 Land4/22/17 – Orbital ATK CRS-7 Capture4/20/17 – Exp 51/52 Launch/Dock4/18/17 – Orbital ATK CRS-7 Launch

## Spacewalks

**Date:** May 23, 2017**Duration:**2 hours, 46 minutes**Spacewalkers:**Peggy Whitson, Jack Fischer**Date:** May 12, 2017**Duration:**4 hours, 13 minutes**Spacewalkers:**Peggy Whitson, Jack Fischer

## 				Expedition 51 Resources			

## Mission Blogs

The daily blog updates for Expedition 51 highlighting crew and cargo missions, spacewalks, and advanced space research.

## Mission Summary

Get an overview of the Expedition, its crew and the activities they are working on during this mission to the International Space Station.

## Mission Science

Learn more about the range of microgravity science encompassing human research, space phsyics, and more the Expedition 51 crew has conducted.

## Mission Imagery

During Expedition 51, the crew took images of the Earth views, the orbiting station, their daily lives aboard and the experiments they conducted during their stay, plus so much more. Check out some of the image highlights from Expedition 51 in the gallery.

## Space Station Imagery

View imagery taken from the International Space Station since 1999 of daily crew activities, spacewalks, visiting vehicles, and the Earth below.

## Expedition 51 News

				More Expedition 51 News                			

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U.S. Cargo Ships to Depart, Arrive at International Space Station

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NASA TV Coverage Set for Return of Two Space Station Crew Members

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NASA to Announce New Astronaut Class on June 7
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NASA to Air Launch of Next International Space Station Resupply Mission

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NASA TV Coverage Set for May 23 Space Station Contingency Spacewalk
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NASA Brings the International Space Station Experience to Emerald City
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NASA Highlights Science on Next Resupply Mission to International Space Station
News Release4 Min Read
Utah Students to Speak to NASA Astronauts on International Space Station
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