International Space Station
Flight Details 3
Expedition 21/22
(Soyuz TMA-16)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 09/30/2009
- Flight Time: 169d 04h 10m
- Number of Orbits: 2669 orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Jeff Williams (United States) ISS #21 CREW/22 CMDR
- Maxim Suraev (Russia) ISS #21/22 CREW
EVA's:
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
On September 30, 2009, Soyuz TMA-16 brought new station crew members, Russian cosmonaut Suraev and American
astronaut Williams to join the ISS Expedition 20 crew -- astronauts de Winne (Belgium), Thirsk (Canada), cosmonaut Romanenko (Russia),
and astronaut Stott (United States) -- who were already aboard the space station. At that time, six crew members transitioned to become
the new Expedition 21 crew. Space tourist, Guy Laliberte (Canada), who also launched aboard Soyuz TMA-16, spent 11 days in space
before returning to Earth with the Soyuz TMA-14/ISS 19 & 20 crew (Padalka and Barratt) on October 11. Suraev and Williams returned to
Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-16 on March 18, 2010, after spending a total of more than 169 days in space.
Expedition 22/23
(Soyuz TMA-17)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 12/20/2009
- Flight Time: 163d 05h 32m
- Number of Orbits: 2574 orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Timothy "T.J." Creamer (United States) ISS #22/23 CREW
- Oleg Kotov (Russia) ISS #21/22 CREW/23 CMDR
- Soichi Noguchi (Japan) ISS #21/22/23 CREW
EVA's:
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
When Soyuz TMA-17 launched to the International Space Station on December 20, 2009, it's three astronauts joined Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev
as part of the new Expedition 22 crew. During their time aboard the ISS, the Expedition 22 crew welcomed the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-130),
which brought the Tranquility node and cupola to the station. These were among the last major modules to be added to the station. On
January 14, 2010, cosmonauts Kotov and Suraev spent almost 6 hours outside the Russian segment of the space station hooking up cables, antennas,
and other gear to activate the new Poisk docking port. Also known as the Mini-Research Module 2, Poisk is a small research module that will double
as a docking port and airlock for the space station. Creamer, Kotov, and Noguchi returned to Earth aboard their Soyuz TMA-17 craft on June 1, 2010
after having spent a total of 163 days in space.
Expedition 23/24
(Soyuz TMA-18)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 04/02/2010
- Flight Time: 176d 01h 18m
- Number of Orbits: 2772 orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Alexander Skvortsov (Russia) ISS #23 CREW/24 CMDR
- Mikhail Kornienko (Russia) ISS #23/24 CREW
- Tracy Caldwell Dyson (United States) ISS #23/24 CREW
EVA's:
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
Soyuz TMA-18 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at just after midnight (Eastern time) on April 2, with cosmonauts Skvortsov and Kornienko and
NASA astronaut Dyson. They joined the ISS-23 crewmembers who were already aboard the International Space Station for a 6-month stay that
included visits by space shuttles Discovery (STS-131) and Atlantis (STS-132) to bring more equipment and supplies for the almost-completed space station.
when their ISS-23 crewmates (Creamer, Kotov, and Noguchi) returned to Earth on June 1, they became the core of the ISS-24 crew, with Skortsov serving
as station commander. On July 27, cosmonauts Kornienko and Yurchikhin performed an almost 7-hour spacewalk to prepare the Rossvet module on the Russian
side of the space station for future arrivals and automated dockings of Progress supply crafts. The Soyuz TMA-18 crew's first attempt to undock for return
to Earth in September 2010 was unsuccessful because docking latches on the Poisk docking module did not disengage. However, after some repair work by
the crew, they safely undocked and returned to Earth on September 25 (Russian time) after spending 176 days in space.
Expedition 24/25
(Soyuz TMA-19)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 06/16/2010
- Flight Time: 163d 07h 11m
- Number of Orbits: 2570 orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Douglas Wheelock (United States) ISS #24 CREW/25 CMDR
- Fyodor Yurchikhin (Russia) ISS #24/25 CREW
- Shannon Walker (United States) ISS #24/25 CREW
EVA's:
- 08h 03m spacewalk
- 07h 26m spacewalk
- 07h 20m spacewalk
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
Soyuz TMA-19 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on June 16, with cosmonaut Yurchikhin and NASA astronauts Wheelock and Walker. They joined the ISS-24
crewmembers who were already aboard the International Space Station. On July 31, one of two ammonia cooling pumps on the space station failed, requiring
a series of three spacewalks to replace the failed pump with a spare that had been brought up by a previous space shuttle mission. The first repair
spacewalk was performed on August 8 by astronauts Wheelock and Caldwell Dyson, when they started disconnecting the ammonia supply hoses from the failed pump.
One hose would not disconnect, requiring a second spacewalk on August 11 to complete the removal of the failed pump. During their third spacewalk, on
August 16, Wheelock and Caldwell Dyson completed the changeout of the failed cooling pump with the on-station spare. The failed pump will be returned to
Earth on the next space shuttle mission for inspection of what might have caused the failure. The Soyuz TMA-19 crew returned to Earth on November 25, 2010.
Expedition 25/26
(Soyuz TMA-01M)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 10/07/2010
- Flight Time: 159d 08h 44m
- Number of Orbits: 2509 orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Scott Kelly (United States) ISS #25 CREW/26 CMDR
- Alexander Kaleri (Russia) ISS #25/26 CREW
- Oleg Skripochka (Russia) ISS #25/26 CREW
EVA's:
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
The second half of the ISS-25 crew was launched on October 7, 2010 aboard Soyuz TMA-01M, a new modified version of the venerable Soyuz spacecraft.
Kelly, Kaleri, and Skripochka joined ISS Expedition 25 commander Wheelock and crew members Walker and Yurichikin, who were already aboard the ISS
as part of the former ISS Expedition 24 crew. On November 15, 2010, cosmonauts Yurchikhin and Skripochka performed a six and a half hour spacewalk
outside the Zvesda module to move antenna and camera equipment in preparation for the arrival of the final Russian module. They ran into some problems
moving a camera because of insulation that was obstructing the camera's new location. This task was completed on a later spacewalk. The Soyuz TMA-01M
crew landed safely on March 16, after spending a total of 159 days in space.
Expedition 26/27
(Soyuz TMA-20)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 12/15/2010
- Flight Time: 159d 07h 17m
- Number of Orbits: 2507 orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Dmitry Kondratyev (Russia) ISS #26 CREW/27 CMDR
- Catherine Coleman (United States) ISS #26/27 CREW
- Paolo Nespoli (ESA/Italy) ISS #26/27 CREW
EVA's:
- 05h 23m spacewalk
- 04h 51m spacewalk
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
The second half of the ISS-26 crew was launched on December 15, 2010 aboard Soyuz TMA-20. Kondratyev, Coleman, and Nespoli joined ISS Expedition 26
commander Kelly and crew members Kaleri and Skripochka, who were already aboard the ISS as part of the former ISS Expedition 25 crew. On January 21,
2011, cosmonauts Kondratyev and Skripochka conducted a 5 1/2 hour spacewalk to complete installation of a high-speed data transmission system, remove
an old experiment package and also retrieve a materials exposure package, and install a TV camera to the Rassvet module. On February 16, cosmonauts
Kondratyev and Skripochka made a 5-hour spacewalk to install and retrieve small experiment packages on the Russian segments of the space station
and also to deploy a small ham radio satellite. When the Soyuz TMA-01M returned to Earth on March 16, 2011, the Soyuz TMA-20 crew transitioned to
being the first half of the Expedition 27 crew, with cosmonaut Kondratyev as the station commander. The Soyuz TMA-20 crew returned to Earth on
May 23, 2011 after spending 159 days in space.
Expedition 27/28
(Soyuz TMA-21)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 04/04/2011
- Flight Time: 164d 05h 41m
- Number of Orbits: 2576 orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Andrey Borisenko (Russia) ISS #27 CREW/28 CMDR
- Alexander Samokutyaev (Russia) ISS #27/28 CREW
- Ron Garan (United States) ISS #27/28 CREW
EVA's:
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
Soyuz TMA-21 launched on April 4, 2011 with the second half of the Expedition 27 crew: cosmonauts Samokutyaev and Borisenko and astronaut Garan. They
joined cosmonaut Kondratyev and astronauts Coleman and Nespoli, who were already aboard the International Space Station. When the Soyuz TMA-20 crew returned
to Earth on May 23, 2011, the Soyuz TMA-21 crew transitioned to being the first half of the Expedition 28 crew, with cosmonaut Borisenko as the station
commander. The Soyuz TMA-21 crew returned to Earth on September 16, 2011 after spending 164 days in space.
Expedition 28/29
(Soyuz TMA-02M)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 06/07/2011
- Flight Time: 167d 06h 13m
- Number of Orbits: 2614 orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Mike Fossum (United States) ISS #28 CREW/29 CMDR
- Sergei Volkov (Russia) ISS #28/29 CREW
- Satoshi Furukawa (Japan) ISS #28/29 CREW
EVA's:
- 06h 31m spacewalk
- 06h 23m spacewalk
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
Soyuz TMA-02M launched on June 7, 2011 with the second half of the Expedition 28 crew: cosmonaut Volkov and astronauts Fossum and Furukawa. They
joined cosmonauts Samokutyaev and Borisenko and astronaut Garan, who were already aboard the International Space Station. During a visit to the
ISS in July 2011 by space shuttle Atlantis, ISS-28 astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan performed
a 6 1/2 hour spacewalk to move a previously inoperable amonia pump to Atlantis for return to Earth, install the Robotic Refueling Mission
experiment to the space station, and install other experiments and equipment to the exterior of the space station. During a total of 37 space
shuttle visits to the ISS, 10 modules, 4 sets of solar arrays, 354 feet of truss, countless experiments, and a mass of equipment and supplies
have been delivered to the space station. On August 3, 2011, ISS-28 cosmonauts Volkov and Samokutyaev performed a 6 1/2-hour spacewalk from the
Russian Pirs module to install laser communication equipment, replace several outside experiments, and retrieve a rendezvous antenna. Another
ISS spacewalk is not scheduled until 2012. When the Soyuz TMA-21 crew returned to Earth on September 16, 2011, the Soyuz TMA-02M crew transitioned
to being the first half of the Expedition 29 crew, with astronaut Fossum as the station commander. The Soyuz TMA-02M crew returned to Earth on November 22, 2011
after spending 167 days in space.
Expedition 29/30
(Soyuz TMA-22)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 11/13/2011
- Flight Time: 180d __h __m (est)
- Number of Orbits: ____ orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Daniel Burbank (United States) ISS #29 CREW/30 CMDR
- Anton Shkaplerov (Russia) ISS #29/30 CREW
- Anatoly Ivanishin Russia) ISS #29/30 CREW
EVA's:
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
Soyuz TMA-22 launched on November 13, 2011 with the second half of the Expedition 29 crew: astronaut Burbank and comsonauts Shkaplerov and Ivanishin.
They joined astronauts Fossum and Furukawa and cosmonaut Volkov, who were already aboard the International Space Station. When the Soyuz TMA-02M crew
returnes to Earth on November 22, 2011, the Soyuz TMA-22 crew transition to being the first half of the Expedition 30 crew, with astronaut
Burbank as the station commander.
Expedition 30
(Soyuz TMA-03M)
Mission Statistics:
- Date: 12/21/2011
- Flight Time: 180d __h __m (est)
- Number of Orbits: ____ orbits
Astronaut Crew:
- Oleg Kononenko (Russia) ISS #30 CREW
- Don Pettit (United States) ISS #30 CREW
- Andre Kuipers (ESA) ISS #30 CREW
EVA's:
Payloads:
Mission Highlights:
Soyuz TMA-03M launched on December 21, 2011 with the second half of the Expedition 30 crew: cosmonaut Kononenko and astronauts Pettit and Kuipers.
They joined astronaut Burbank and cosmonauts Shkaplerov and Ivanishin, who were already aboard the International Space Station.
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