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# Expedition 56

Expedition 56 crew sequenced DNA, installed the Cold Atom Lab quantum physics research device, and tested an alternate method of space navigation.

Mission Type

meet the crew

Launch

Landing

## Crew Members

Drew Feustel, CommanderOleg Artemyev, Flight EngineerRicky Arnold, Flight EngineerSergey Prokopyev, Flight EngineerAlexander Gerst, Flight EngineerSerena Auñón-Chancellor, Flight Engineer

## Crew and Cargo Missions

10/4/18 – Exp 55/56 Undock/Land9/27/18 – HTV-7 Kounotori Capture9/22/18 – HTV-7 Kounotori Launch8/22/18 – ISS Progress 69 Undock8/3/18 – SpaceX CRS-15 Release7/15/18 – Cygnus CRS-9 Release7/9/18 – ISS Progress 70 Launch/Dock7/2/18 – SpaceX CRS-15 Capture6/29/18 – SpaceX CRS-15 Launch6/8/18 – Exp 56/57 Dock​6/6/18 – Exp 56/57 Launch

## Spacewalks

**Date:**Aug. 15, 2018**Duration:**7 hours, 46 minutes**Spacewalkers:**Oleg Artemyev, Sergey Prokopyev**Date:**June 14, 2018**Duration:**6 hours, 49 minutes**Spacewalkers:**Drew Feustel, Ricky Arnold

## 				Expedition 56 Resources			

## Mission Blogs

The daily blog updates for Expedition 56 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 56 crew has conducted.

## Mission Imagery

During Expedition 56, 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 56 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 56 News

				More Expedition 56 News                			

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Space Station Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

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Statement on International Space Station Leak Investigation

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‘Year of Education on Station’ Wraps up with Live Earth-to-Space Call Between Students, NASA Astronaut...
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NASA TV to Air Live Coverage of International Space Station Crew Landing

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Houston Medical Students to Speak Live with NASA Astronaut on Space Station
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NASA Updates Live Coverage of Japanese Cargo Launch, Delays Spacewalks
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NASA Updates Preview Briefing for International Space Station Spacewalks, Live Coverage
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Georgia, Washington Students to Speak with Astronauts Aboard Space Station
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