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[b]ISS Expedition 20 Insignia[/b] Expedition 20 will be the 20th long duration mission on-board the International Space Station (ISS) and the first to include six crew members. Expedition 20 begins with the Soyuz TMA-14 docking and the arrival of three new crew members in May 2009. [list][*]Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, International Space Station commander, and NASA astronaut Michael R. Barratt will launch in March 2009 on Soyuz TMA-14 and return in October 2009 on the same vehicle. [*]NASA astronaut Tim Kopra will launch on STS-127 and return on STS-128. [*]Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne will launch in May 2009 on Soyuz TMA-15 and return in November 2009 on the same vehicle. [*]Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk will launch in May 2009 on Soyuz TMA-15 and return on Soyuz TMA-15. [*]NASA astronaut Nicole Stott will launch on STS-128 and return in November 2009 on STS-129.[/list] Padalka will be the first commander of two consecutive ISS expeditions (Expedition 19 and 20).
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