Expedition 75

Expedition 75
First-half crew Promotional Poster
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
OperatorNASA / Roscosmos
Mission duration104 days, 18 hours and 54 minutes (in progress)
253 days (planned)
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began26 July 2026
Ended5 April 2027 (planned)
Arrived aboard
Departed aboard
Crew
Crew size7–11
Members
EVAs6
EVA duration42 hours, 19 minutes

Expedition 75 mission insignia

Expedition 75 is the 75th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The expedition began with the departure of Soyuz MS-28 on 26 July 2026 with NASA astronaut Jessica Meir taking over the ISS command and is expected to conclude with the undocking of Soyuz MS-29 on 5 April 2027. It continues the extensive scientific research conducted aboard the ISS, focusing on various fields, including biology, human physiology, physics, and materials science. The crew members also maintain and upgrade the space station systems.

Background, Crew, and Events

The expedition commenced with a crew consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, and Anil Menon, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Andrey Fedyaev, Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina.

The expedition has seen six spacewalks so far. On August 6, 2026, Meir and Menon conducted a 6-hour, 27-minute spacewalk to modify the station's 3B power channel in preparation for the installation of a seventh iROSA. On August 18, Menon and Adenot conducted a 6-hour, 23-minute spacewalk to remove an antenna used to transmit data between the station and Mission Control in Houston. On August 25, Menon and Adenot conducted a 6-hour, 30-minute spacewalk to install an onboard spare space-to-ground antenna. On September 1, Adenot and Meir conducted a 6-hour, 49-minute spacewalk to replace a retroreflector on the forward docking port of the Harmony module used to improve navigation data for visiting spacecraft and connect power channel cables and data relay systems as part of ongoing maintenance and deorbit preparations.

SpaceX Crew-13 arrived at the ISS on October 1, transporting NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. The mission featured a handover with Crew-12 of six days. Meir handed over command to Dubrov on October 4. Crew-12 departed with Meir, Hathaway, Adenot, and Fedyaev on October 7.

On October 29, Menon and Kutyrk conducted a 7-hour, 11-minute spacewalk to install and deploy the seventh iROSA on the 2A electrical power channel, which will provide additional power to support critical station operations. On November 5, Kutryk and Menon conducted a 6-hour, 59-minute spacewalk to install and deploy the eighth and final iROSA on the 3B power channel, completing upgrades to the station's power system augmentation.

Events manifest

Events involving crewed spacecraft are listed in bold.

Previous mission: Expedition 74

Next mission: Expedition 76

Crew

Flight Astronaut Increment 75a Increment 75b Increment 75c Increment 75d
26 Jul–1 Oct 2026 1–7 Oct 2026 7 Oct 2026–24 Mar 2027 (ongoing) 24 Mar–5 Apr 2027 (planned)
Soyuz MS-29 Pyotr Dubrov, Roscosmos
Second spaceflight		 Flight engineer Commander
Anna Kikina, Roscosmos
Second spaceflight		 Flight engineer
Anil Menon, NASA
First spaceflight		 Flight engineer
SpaceX Crew-12 Jessica Meir, NASA
Second spaceflight		 Commander Off station
Jack Hathaway, NASA
First spaceflight		 Flight engineer Off station
Sophie Adenot, ESA
First spaceflight		 Flight engineer Off station
Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos
Second spaceflight		 Flight engineer Off station
SpaceX Crew-13 Jessica Watkins, NASA
Second spaceflight		 Off station Flight engineer
Luke Delaney, NASA
First spaceflight		 Off station Flight engineer
Joshua Kutryk, CSA
First spaceflight		 Off station Flight engineer
Sergey Teteryatnikov, Roscosmos
First spaceflight		 Off station Flight engineer
Soyuz MS-30 Dmitry Petelin, Roscosmos
Second spaceflight		 Off station Flight engineer
Konstantin Borisov, Roscosmos
Second spaceflight		 Off station Flight engineer
Deniz Burnham, NASA
First spaceflight		 Off station Flight engineer

Vehicle manifest

Vehicle Purpose Port Docking date Undocking date
Vehicles inherited from Expedition 74
SpaceX Crew-12 "Freedom" Exp. 74/75 crew Harmony zenith 14 Feb 2026 7 Oct 2026
Progress MS-33 Cargo Poisk zenith 24 Mar 2026 7 Sep 2026
CRS NG-24 Cargo Unity nadir 13 Apr 2026 9 Oct 2026
Progress MS-34 Cargo Zvezda aft 28 Apr 2026 22 Nov 2026
Soyuz MS-29 "Tigris" Exp. 74/75 crew Prichal nadir 14 Jul 2026 5 Apr 2027
Vehicles docked during Expedition 75
Progress MS-35 Cargo Poisk zenith 19 Sep 2026 Feb 2027
SpaceX Crew-13 "Grace" Exp. 75 crew Harmony forward 1 Oct 2026 Mar 2027
CRS SpX-35 Cargo Harmony zenith 15 Oct 2026 Nov 2026
Segment US Orbital Segment Russian Orbital Segment
Period Harmony forward Harmony zenith Harmony nadir Unity nadir Rassvet nadir Prichal nadir Poisk zenith Zvezda aft
26 Jul–7 Sep 2026 Vacant SpaceX Crew-12 Vacant CRS NG-24 Vacant Soyuz MS-29 Progress MS-33 Progress MS-34
7–19 Sep 2026 Vacant
19 Sep–1 Oct 2026 Progress MS-35
1–7 Oct 2026 SpaceX Crew-13
7–9 Oct 2026 Vacant
9–15 Oct 2026 Vacant
15 Oct 2026–present CRS SpX-35

The Prichal aft, forward, starboard, and aft ports all have yet to be used since the module originally docked to the station and are not included in the table.

References

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