This TASS reports referring to NASA. For those who are brought to the ISS , it will debut in the field of space flight. In 51 minutes the crew will include residents of Russia Oleg Novitsky , Alexander Misurkin , Nikolai Tikhonov , astronaut NASA Peggy Whitson , astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) Thomas Dog .
It is reported that these included astronauts Mark Vande Hey and Jack Fisher , who are debutants space flight.
NASA and its partners in the International Space Station announced the composition of the 51 th and 52 th expedition, conceived in 2017. This is stated on the website of the US agency.
It is noted that the participants of the expedition will continue research that will ensure the promotion of the NASA training flight path to Mars.
Vande Hei and Fisher, with combat experience US military personnel in the rank of colonel, will fly to the ISS for the first time.
Tikhonov and Van de Hey will go to the station “Soyuz”, together with an experienced Russian astronaut Alexander Misurkin spring 2017. Russian side will be paid for these services are an additional $ 490 million.
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