Expedition 65
Expedition 65 was the 65th long duration expedition to the International Space Station. The mission began on 17 April 2021 with the departure of Soyuz MS-17 and was initially commanded by NASA astronaut Shannon Walker serving as the third female ISS commander, who launched in November 2020 aboard SpaceX Crew-1 alongside NASA astronauts Michael S. Hopkins and Victor J. Glover, as well as JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi. They were joined by the crew of Soyuz MS-18, which is made up of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov, as well as NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei.
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| Mission type | Long-duration mission to the ISS |
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| Operator | NASA / Roscosmos |
| Mission duration | 182 days, 23 hours and 39 minutes |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 17 April 2021, 01:34:04 UTC |
| Ended | 17 October 2021, 01:14 UTC |
| Arrived aboard | SpaceX Crew-1 Soyuz MS-18 SpaceX Crew-2 Soyuz MS-19 |
| Departed aboard | SpaceX Crew-1 Soyuz MS-18 |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7-11 |
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| EVAs | ≥4 (planned) 7 |
| EVA duration | 50 hours |
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In accordance with Crew Dragon Resilience's departure on May 2, 2021, Crew-1's crew was replaced by the crew of SpaceX Crew-2, which launched on April 23, 2021. JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide took Walker's place as station commander, making Walker the shortest-serving ISS commander - holding the position for just 11 days. From October 4, 2021 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet surpassed Hoshide as commander, becoming the fourth European astronaut to command the ISS, and the first French astronaut to command the orbital laboratory. The expedition ended with the departure of Soyuz MS-18 on October 17, 2021.