Expedition 50

After the launch of Soyuz MS-03, Peggy Whitson, at age 56, became the oldest woman to fly into space.

[4] Soyuz MS-02 launched on October 19, 2016, transporting Robert S. Kimbrough, Andrei Borisenko and Sergey Ryzhikov, who would make up the Expedition 49/50 crew.

[5] Soyuz MS-03 launched on November 17, 2016, transporting Oleg Novitskiy, Peggy Whitson and Thomas Pesquet.

[8] A number of resupply missions visited the International Space Station during Expedition 50.

Get-ahead tasks:Node 3 Shields Bundle #3 Temp Stow, Mobile Transporter Relay Assembly (MTRA) Camera Light Pan and Tilt Assembly (CLPA) Swap, Latching End Effector (LEE) A Worksite Interface Fixture (WIF) Adapter R&R, S0 aft to Z1 forward (Rat's Nest) Photo Mapping, Secure Solar Array Blanket Boxes (SABB) Restraints, Relocate Shields Bundle #2 to Node 3.

The ISS as seen from California transiting the Sun on December 17, 2016
HTV-6 grappled by the ISS robotic arm December 13, 2016
Expedition 50 crewmembers Pesquet ( right ) and Kimbrough ( left ) in the ISS Cupola , December 2016
The six-person Expedition 50 crew poses for a group portrait inside the Columbus lab module .
(Top row from left) Thomas Pesquet, Peggy Whitson and Oleg Novitskiy.
(Bottom row from left) Andrey Borisenko, Kimbrough and Sergey Ryzhikov.
International Space Station Emblem
International Space Station Emblem