Expedition 39
Mission type | ISS Expedition | ||||
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Expedition | |||||
Space Station | International Space Station | ||||
Began | 10 March 2014 UTC | ||||
Ended | 13 May 2014 UTC | ||||
Arrived aboard |
Soyuz TMA-11M Soyuz TMA-12M | ||||
Departed aboard |
Soyuz TMA-11M Soyuz TMA-12M | ||||
Crew | |||||
Crew size | 6 | ||||
Members |
Expedition 38/39: Koichi Wakata Richard A. Mastracchio Mikhail Tyurin Expedition 39/40: Aleksandr Skvortsov Oleg Artemyev Steven R. Swanson | ||||
![]() ![]() (l-r) Artemyev, Swanson, Skvortsov, Tyurin, Wakata and Mastracchio
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Expedition 39 was the 39th expedition to the International Space Station. It marked the first time the ISS had been under command of a Japanese astronaut, space veteran Koichi Wakata. After Expedition 21 in 2009 and Expedition 35 in 2013, it was only the third time an ISS-crew is led neither by a NASA nor a RSA crew member.
During Expedition 39, Astronauts Mastracchio and Swanson installed the "Veggie" project on the International Space Station.[1]
Crew
Position | First Part (March 2014) |
Second Part (March 2014 to May 2014) |
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Commander | ![]() Fourth spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | ![]() Fourth and last spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 2 | ![]() Third spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 3 | ![]() Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 4 | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 5 | ![]() Third and last spaceflight | |
References
- ↑ Herridge, Linda (16 May 2014). "Veggie Plant Growth System Activated on International Space Station". NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "Astronaut Koichi Wakata Selected as Member of ISS Expedition Crew". JAXA. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ↑ "NASA And Partners Name Upcoming Space Station Crew Members". NASA. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ↑ "ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst to fly to Space Station in 2014". ESA. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
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