The International Space Station is expected to undergo some tactical re-arrangements, with the Soyuz MS-17 undocking from the station before redocking on the opposite side of the space station.
NASA’s Kate Rubins and the Russian Space Agency’s Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will undock the MS-17 at 12:38pm before manoeuvring to re-dock it on the opposite side of the ISS at 1:07pm. These three members comprise Expedition 64 to the International Space Station.
The manoeuvre is expected to allow members from Expedition 65 to dock at the Earth-facing Rassvet port in early April aboard their MS-18. Onboard Expedition 65 will be Mark Vande Hei of NASA as well as Roscosmos’ Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitsky.
The three Expedition 64 members are expected to come back to Earth in mid-April aboard their Soyuz MS-17.
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