Soyuz MS-03
Soyuz MS-03 launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on November 17, 2016 UTC with Roscosmos commander Oleg Novitsky, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. After a two-day rendezvous it docked with the International Space Station, joining Expedition 50 and later Expedition 51 operations. The spacecraft landed on June 2, 2017 with Novitsky and Pesquet; Whitson remained aboard for an extended mission and returned later on Soyuz MS-04.
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- KazbekISS Soyuz 49SSoyuz MS-03 / Expeditions 50-51Proxima
- Name
- Soyuz MS-03
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Soyuz MS-03 launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on November 17, 2016 UTC with Roscosmos commander Oleg Novitsky, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. After a two-day rendezvous it docked with the International Space Station, joining Expedition 50 and later Expedition 51 operations. The spacecraft landed on June 2, 2017 with Novitsky and Pesquet; Whitson remained aboard for an extended mission and returned later on Soyuz MS-04.
- End Date
- 2017-06-02
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- Outcome
- Successful ISS crew transport and return. MS-03 launched Novitskiy, Pesquet, and Whitson; after Whitson's mission was extended and her return moved to MS-04, MS-03 safely landed Novitskiy and Pesquet after about 196 days.
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- Start Date
- 2016-11-17
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- July 9, 2026 at 01:08:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:52 UTC
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