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Mission type | ISS Expedition |
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Expedition | |
Space station | International Space Station |
Began | 2 September 2017[1] |
Ended | 14 December 2017[2] |
Arrived aboard | Soyuz MS-05 Soyuz MS-06 |
Departed aboard | Soyuz MS-05 Soyuz MS-06 |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | Expedition 52/53: Sergey Ryazansky Randolph J. Bresnik Paolo Nespoli Expedition 53/54: Alexander Misurkin Mark T. Vande Hei Joseph Acaba |
![]() Expedition 53 mission patch ![]() (l-r) Acaba, Misurkin, Vande Hei, Ryazansky, Bresnik and Nespoli |
Expedition 53 (September – December 2017) was the 53rd expedition to the International Space Station, which began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-04 on September 2, 2017, and concluded upon the departure of Soyuz MS-05 on December 14, 2017. Randolph Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli and Sergey Ryazansky were transferred from Expedition 52, with Randolph Bresnik taking the commander role. Transfer of Command from Expedition 53 to Expedition 54 was done on December 13, 2017. Expedition 53 officially ended on December 14, 2017 5:14 UTC, with the undocking of Soyuz MS-05.[2]