Soyuz MS-06
An experienced Russian Cosmonaut and two NASA Astronauts are set for a parachute-and-rocket-assisted landing on the frozen steppe of Kazakhstan on Wednesday morning to cap a 168-day mission to the International Space Station. Returning aboard the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft are commander Aleksandr Misurkin, returning from his second long-duration space flight, and NASA's Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba, closing out their first and third space missions, respectively.
| Launch: September 12, 2017 | Mission Updates |
| Mission Duration: 168 Days | Soyuz MS Spacecraft |
| Docking Port: Poisk | Soyuz FG Launch Vehicle |
| Return to Earth: February 27/28, 2018 | Aleksandr Misurkin |
| Hatch Closure: 19:50 UTC | Mark Vande Hei |
| Undocking: 23:08 UTC | Joe Acaba |
| D/O Burn: 1:38 UTC (280 sec, 128m/s) | Photo Galleries |
| Landing: 02:31:58 UTC | Video Galleries |
| Landing Site: 147km S-E of Zhezkazgan | ISS Expedition 54 |
