Back Expedició 53 Catalan Expedice 53 Czech ISS-Expedition 53 German Expedición 53 Spanish 53. ekspeditsioon Estonian Expédition 53 (ISS) French משלחת מס' 53 לתחנת החלל הבין-לאומית HE A Nemzetközi Űrállomás 53. alaplegénysége Hungarian Expedition 53 Italian 第53次長期滞在 Japanese
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| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| 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]
- ^ Garcia, Mark. "Crew Makes It To Space, Next Stop Station". NASA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ a b Garcia, Mark. "Expedition 53 Leaves Station, Begins Ride Home". NASA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.