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Vande Hei, Mark Thomas

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American scientist mission specialist astronaut, 2009-on.

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Chronology

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Birth of Mark Thomas Vande Hei - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vande Hei. American scientist mission specialist astronaut, 2009-on. 1 spaceflight, 168.2 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz MS-06 (2017)..

08:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG.

Soyuz MS-02 - . Call Sign: Favor. Crew: Ryzhikov, Borisenko, Kimbrough. Backup Crew: Misurkin, Tikhonov, Vande Hei. Return Crew: Ryzhikov, Borisenko, Kimbrough. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz MS-02. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz MS. Duration: 173.14 days. Decay Date: 2017-04-10 11:20:00 . USAF Sat Cat: 41820 . COSPAR: 2016-063A. Apogee: 306 km (190 mi). Perigee: 289 km (179 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg.
Soyuz MS-02 with astronauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Andrey Borisenko and Shane Kimbrough. They docked with the Poisk module at 0952 UTC Oct 21. On Apr 10, Soyuz MS-02 undocked from Poisk at 0757 UTC and landed in Kazakhstan at 1120 UTC, returing Ryzhikov, Borisenko and Kimbrough to Earth. Peggy Whitson became ISS commander of Expedition 51.

EVA ISS US EVA-41 - . Crew: Bresnik, Vande Hei. EVA Duration: 0.29 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Replaced Latching End Effector (LEE-A) on Canadarm2, removed multi-layer insulation from a spare direct current switching unit, prepared a flex hose rotary coupler..

EVA ISS US EVA-42 - . Crew: Bresnik, Vande Hei. EVA Duration: 0.27 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS.
Finished Repairs to Canadarm 2 added lubricating oil to all the working parts, Replaced the Station's Cameras which are used to film NASA TV, Installed Lens Covers, Closed and Locked a Latch on the High Pressure Gas Tanks, Rotated a Pump Module in preparation for relocating to P6 on a future spacewalk, Changed the Sockets on the degraded Latching End Effector and Reinstalled them on the new unit on Canadarm 2, Removed Handrails on Tranquility in preparation for installation of the EWS Antennas on a future spacewalk.

EVA ISS US EVA-44 - . Crew: Vande Hei, Tingle. EVA Duration: 0.31 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Replaced Latching End Effector (LEE-B) on Canadarm2, Installed failed LEE on ESP2, Replaced LEE Camera, Replaced EVA Socket..

EVA ISS US EVA-45 - . Crew: Vande Hei, Kanai. EVA Duration: 0.25 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Finished removal and replacement of Latching End Effector on POA, Replaced LEE Camera, Installed Ground Strap on Canadarm2, Brought failed LEE inside, Lubricated Canadarm2, Moved Tool Platform on Dextre, Adjusted Struts on Flex Hose Rotary Coupler..