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Soyuz MS-04
SOYUZ MS-04 was the name of a flight mission in which a Soyuz-series Russian spacecraft traveled to the International Space Station (ISS). It was the 50th visit of a Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS and the 156th flight in the Soyuz programme.
Facts
Facts
Mission
Manned
On Board
Fyodor Yurchikhin, Jack David Fischer
Rocket type
Soyuz FG
Launch location
Kazakhstan, Baikonur Cosmodrome 45°57′54″N 63°18′18″E
Launch date
20 April 2017
Launch time
07:13:44 UTC
Launch
Launch Facts
Launch Facts
Crew
The mission transported two new crew members of ISS Expeditions 51 und 52 to the International Space Station. This crew was originally scheduled to travel with the Soyuz MS-05; however, Roscomos decided to bring the mission forward and remove one crew member, Paolo Nespoli, so as to cut down the number of participating astronauts and make savings on the operation of the ISS. Additional cargo was transported to the ISS in Nespoli’s place and labelled with the name “Paolo”.
Stages
Stage I
Stage I
Altitude
46 – 85 km
Flight duration
1.58 min
Speed
5'616 km/h
Stage II
Stage II
Altitude
~169 km
Flight duration
4.48 min
Speed
13'680 km/h
Stage III
Stage III
Altitude
207 km
Flight duration
8.49 min
Speed
26'964 km/h
On board ISS
Notable Facts
Notable Facts
Extravehicular activity
On 12th May, Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer replaced an electronic unit and a protective shield as part of an EVA (extravehicular activity) assignment.
Technical fail
On 20th May, an important technical device failed. Since this could have led to huge operational restrictions on the ISS, Whitson and Fischer were required to carry out unscheduled EVA.
Undocking & landing
According to plan, Soyuz MS-04 docked to the Russian ISS module Poisk in “express mode” – that is, in six hours instead of in two days.
The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft lands with Expedition 52 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer of NASA near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017 (Kazakh time). Whitson is returning after 288 days in space where she served as a member of the Expedition 50, 51 and 52 crews. Yurchikhin and Fischer are returning after 136 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 51 and 52 crews onboard the International Space Station.
The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 52 crew members.
NASA HQ
Expedition 52 crew members sit in chairs outside the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft a few moments after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017 (Kazakh time)
NASA HQ
Recovery
The Werenbach crowdfunding project began on 1st April 2017, and the funding target was achieved within an hour. After just half an hour, we realised that the huge demand for Model 5 would require us to urgently secure the supply of new material. To this end, Patrick Hohmann took a spontaneous trip to Kazakhstan on 1st May, managing to procure material from the outer cladding of the rocket engine and the fairing.
Material processing plant
3rd May 2017
