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Expedition 69

Expedition 69
Promotional poster
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
OperatorNASA / Roscosmos
Mission duration182 days, 21 hours and 57 minutes
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began28 March 2023
Ended27 September 2023
Arrived aboardSoyuz MS-22
SpaceX Crew-6
Soyuz MS-24
SpaceX Crew-7
Departed aboardSoyuz MS-23
SpaceX Crew-6
Crew
Crew size7–11
Members
EVAs8
EVA duration51 hours and 58 minutes

Expedition 69 mission patch

Expedition 69 crew portrait

Expedition 69 was the 69th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station. The expedition began with the uncrewed departure of Soyuz MS-22 in March 2023 with Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev continuing his ISS command from Expedition 68.[1] It ended with his departure with his crewmates onboard Soyuz MS-23 on 27 September 2023.[2]

Expedition 69 crew during dinner with Axiom Mission 2[a] members while celebrating Sultan Al Neyadi's birthday inside the Unity module[3] (not pictured is NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio)
  1. ^ Garcia, Mark. "Uncrewed Soyuz Spacecraft Undocks from Station". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
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  3. ^ @Astro_Alneyadi (May 25, 2023). "Celebrated my 1st birthday 🎂 in space with colleagues who have become family! Highlight of the day? A Maple Muffin top cake from the USA crew, a Cinnamon Bun with yoghurt and dry fruits from Russian crew, topped off with wishes in Arabic. Truly a gravity-defying celebration! 😃" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-05-26 – via Twitter.


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