Soyuz MS-08
Soyuz MS-08 was a Roscosmos crew transport mission to the International Space Station. It launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on March 21, 2018 UTC with commander Oleg Artemyev and NASA flight engineers Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold, docked two days later, and supported Expeditions 55 and 56. The same crew undocked and landed southeast of Zhezkazgan on October 4 after about 197 days in space.
Identity
- Aliases
- HawaiiISS Soyuz 54SSoyuz MS-08 / Expeditions 55-56
- Name
- Soyuz MS-08
- Slug
- soyuz-ms-08
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Soyuz MS-08 was a Roscosmos crew transport mission to the International Space Station. It launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on March 21, 2018 UTC with commander Oleg Artemyev and NASA flight engineers Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold, docked two days later, and supported Expeditions 55 and 56. The same crew undocked and landed southeast of Zhezkazgan on October 4 after about 197 days in space.
- End Date
- 2018-10-04
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Successful ISS crew transport and return. MS-08 carried Artemyev, Feustel, and Arnold for Expeditions 55-56 and returned the same crew safely after about 197 days.
- Program
- Soyuz / International Space Station / Expeditions 55-56
- Space Station Id
- ms7vrdmhtb6vsyh53zc92thbc984p323
- Start Date
- 2018-03-21
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
- nh7zcy66d1xr3f87mh09pyjyqx8agsdc
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:57:03 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:57:03 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Soyuz operator and Artemyev crew agency
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- Feustel and Arnold crew agency and ISS partner
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Soyuz commander; launch and landing crew; Expeditions 55 and 56 flight engineer
- Astronaut Id
- td796zfq12f5trb4j4bqsd3jbs89n0pq
- Role
- Flight engineer 1; launch and landing crew; Expedition 55 flight engineer and Expedition 56 commander
- Astronaut Id
- td74b5rwb44zmw0b9wzfxr5vpn7nmx58
- Role
- Flight engineer 2; launch and landing crew; Expeditions 55 and 56 flight engineer