Originally the Expedition 49 crew were scheduled to work together as a six-person crew for two months, although due to the lengthy delay with the launch of Soyuz MS-02, Expedition 49 only spent about one week as a six-person increment, with Ivanishin, Onishi, and Rubins returning to Earth on 30 October 2016.
Initially, the Expedition 49 crew was supposed to work together for two months as a six-person team; however, due to delays in launching Soyuz MS-02, they only had a week of working together with a six-person crew before returning home on October 30, 2016.