Soyuz MS-03


Soyuz MS-03 was a Soyuz spaceflight launched on 17 November 2016. It transported three members of the Expedition 50 crew to the International Space Station. MS-03 was the 132nd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander with American and French flight engineers.

Crew

Backup crew

Mission highlights

Soyuz MS-03 launched with Expedition 50/51 on November 17, 2016 20:17 UTC. Astronaut Peggy Whitson, at age 56, became the oldest woman to fly into space.
Soyuz MS-03 docked at the International Space Station on November 19, 2016.
On June 2, 2017, MS-03 undocked from the ISS, carrying Novitskiy and Pesquet back to Earth after 196 days in space. Whitson remained on the ISS and returned on Soyuz MS-04 on September 3, 2017.