page_title: Soyuz MS-05
section_title: Backup crew
hierarchical_section_title: Soyuz MS-05 / Crew / Backup crew
caption_attribution_description: English: The Expedition 52 crew expanded to six today. In the front row from left are the newest crew members Paolo Nespoli, Sergey Ryazanskiy and Randy Bresnik. In the back row are Peggy Whitson, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Jack Fischer.
context_page_description: Soyuz MS-05 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 28 July 2017. It transported three members of the Expedition 52 crew to the International Space Station. MS-05 was the 134th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, and a European and an American flight engineer. It returned to Earth on 14 December 2017 after 139 days on orbit.
caption: Crew from Soyuz MS-05 with other crew members aboard ISS
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