posted July 09, 2008 10:10 AM               

This list (provided by a reader) identifies crews based on current training schedules, thus changes to the final flight crews are still possible.

Increment 18

• Yuri Lonchakov (17S prime)
  
• Mike Fincke (17S prime) - Exp. 18 CDR
  
• Richard Garriot (17S prime) - Space Fight Participant (SFP)
  
• Gennady Padalka (17S backup)
  
• Mike Barratt (17S backup)
  
• Nik Halik (17S backup) - SFP Australian backup
  
• Sandy Magnus (ULF2 prime)
  
• Nicole Stott (ULF2 backup)
  
• Koichi Wakata (15A prime) - JAXA
  
• Soichi Noguchi (15A backup) - JAXA

• Gennady Padalka (18S prime) - Exp. 19-20 CDR
  
• Mike Barratt (18S prime)
  
• Maxim Suraev (18S backup)
  
• Jeff Williams (18S backup)
  
• Tim Kopra (2J/A prime)
  
• Nicole Stott (17A prime)
  
• T. J. Creamer (2J/A backup)
  
• Cady Coleman (C) (17A backup)

• Roman Romanenko (19S prime)
  
• Frank De Winne (19S prime) Exp. 21 CDR - ESA
  
• Bob Thirsk (19S prime) - CSA
  
• Dmitri Kondratyev (19S backup)
  
• Andre Kuipers (19S backup) - ESA
  
• Chris Hadfield (19S backup) - CSA

• Maxim Suraev (20S prime)
  
• Jeff Williams (20S prime) - Exp. 22 CDR
  
• SFP - TBD
  
• Alexender Skvortsov (20S backup)
  
• Shannon Walker (20S backup)

• Oleg Kotov (21S prime) - Exp. 23 CDR
  
• Soichi Noguchi (21S prime) - JAXA
  
• T. J. Creamer (21S prime)
  
• Anton Shkaplerov (21S backup)
  
• Satoshi Furukawa (21S backup) - JAXA
  
• Doug Wheelock (21S backup)

• Alexander Kaleri (22S prime) - Exp. 24 CDR
  
• Mikhail Komienko (22S prime)
  
• Tracy Caldwell (22S prime)
  
• Mikhail Tyurin (22S backup)
  
• Alexander Samokutyayev (22S backup)
  
• Scott Kelly (22S backup)

• Alexander Skvortsov (23S prime)
  
• Shannon Walker (23S prime)
  
• Doug Wheelock (23 S prime) - Exp. 25 CDR
  
• Fyodor Yurchikchin (23S backup)
  
• NASA-ASI TBD (23S backup)
  
• Cady Coleman (C) (23S backup)

• Dmitri Kondratyev (24S prime)
  
• Oleg Skripochka (24S prime)
  
• Scott Kelly (24S prime) - Exp. 26 CDR
  
• Anatoly Ivanishin (24S backup)
  
• Sergei Revin (24S backup)

• Fyodor Yurchikchin (25S prime)
  
• NASA-ASI TBD (25S prime)
  
• Cady Coleman (25S prime)

posted July 14, 2008 11:21 AM               

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Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:
Nice to see Coleman - she was hoping a few years ago she'd get another flight.

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Indeed...

posted July 14, 2008 08:03 PM               

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Originally posted by Delta7:
No replacement shown for Suraev yet on TMA-17.

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posted November 21, 2008 11:21 AM               

NASA Assigns Space Station Crews, Updates Expedition Numbering

NASA and its international partners have assigned the International Space Station's crew members through 2010. The numbering sequence of expeditions was modified to reflect the start of six-person crews.

The update to the expedition numbering begins with the docking of a Soyuz spacecraft in May 2009. That Soyuz will mark the beginning of six-person crew operations. From that point forward, expeditions will end with the undocking of a Soyuz. The expedition number will change every two to four months as new crew members arrive and depart.

The arrangement emphasizes that every six-person crew living on the station is a cohesive team. A crew member typically will stay about six months and be part of two expeditions. In addition to the Russian Soyuz, the space shuttle will continue to provide transportation for station crew members through mission STS-129, targeted for the fall of 2009.

With the departure of a Soyuz, command of the station will be handed over to a crew member remaining aboard, and the next expedition will begin. Specific backup crew members will not be announced because of the streamlined training flow for six-person crews. If needed, backups can be selected from subsequent crews in training.

The groups of assigned crew members, beginning with the first six-person crew and including newly announced crew members, are outlined below by expedition. An asterisk indicates the crew member was previously announced.

Expedition 20 begins with the Soyuz 19 [TMA-15] docking and the arrival of three new crew members in May 2009.

• Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, International Space Station commander, who will launch in March 2009 on Soyuz 18 and return in October 2009 on Soyuz 18.*
  
• NASA astronaut Michael R. Barratt, who will launch in March 2009 on Soyuz 18 and return in October 2009 on Soyuz 18.*
  
• NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, who will launch on STS-127 and return on STS-128.*
  
• Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, who will launch in May 2009 on Soyuz 19 and return in November 2009 on Soyuz 19.
  
• European Space Agency, or ESA, astronaut Frank De Winne, who will launch in May 2009 on Soyuz 19 and return in November 2009 on Soyuz 19*
  
• Canadian Space Agency, or CSA, astronaut Robert Thirsk, who will launch in May 2009 on Soyuz 19 and return on STS-129.*
  
• NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, who will launch on STS-128 and return in November 2009 on Soyuz 19.*

Expedition 21 begins with the Soyuz 18 undocking in October 2009. Two new crew members will arrive on Soyuz 20 for the handover before the previous crew departs.

• ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, the first European station commander
  
• CSA astronaut Robert Thirsk
  
• Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko
  
• NASA astronaut Nicole Stott
  
• Russian Cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, who will launch in September 2009 on Soyuz 20 and return in March 2010 on Soyuz 20.
  
• NASA astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, who will launch in September 2009 on Soyuz 20 and return in March 2010 on Soyuz 20.

Expedition 22 begins with the Soyuz 19 undocking in November 2009. Three new crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on Soyuz 21.

• NASA astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, station commander
  
• Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev
  
• Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, who will launch in December 2009 on Soyuz 21 and return in May 2010 on Soyuz 21.
  
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who will launch in December 2009 on Soyuz 21 and return in May 2010 on Soyuz 21.*
  
• NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, who will launch in December 2009 on Soyuz 21 and return in May 2010 on Soyuz 21.*

Expedition 23 begins with the Soyuz 20 undocking in March 2010. Three new crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on Soyuz 22.

• Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, station commander
  
• JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi
  
• NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer
  
• Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, who will launch in April 2010 on Soyuz 22 and return in September 2010 on Soyuz 22.
  
• Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, who will launch in April 2010 on Soyuz 22 and return in September 2010 on Soyuz 22.
  
• NASA astronaut Tracy E. Caldwell, who will launch in April 2010 on Soyuz 22 and return in September 2010 on Soyuz 22.

Expedition 24 begins with the Soyuz 21 undocking in May 2010. Three new crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on Soyuz 23.

• Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, station commander
  
• Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko
  
• NASA astronaut Tracy E. Caldwell
  
• Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, who will launch in May 2010 on Soyuz 23 and return in November 2010 on Soyuz 23.
  
• NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, who will launch in May 2010 on Soyuz 23 and return November 2010 on Soyuz 23.
  
• NASA astronaut Douglas H. Wheelock, who will launch in May 2010 on Soyuz 23 and return in November 2010 on Soyuz 23.

Expedition 25 begins with the Soyuz 22 undocking in September 2010. Three new crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on Soyuz 24.

• NASA astronaut Douglas H. Wheelock, station commander
  
• Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov
  
• NASA astronaut Shannon Walker
  
• Russian cosmonaut Dmitri Kondratyev, who will launch in September 2010 on Soyuz 24 and return in March 2011 on Soyuz 24.
  
• Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, who will launch in September 2010 on Soyuz 24 and return in March 2011 on Soyuz 24.
  
• NASA astronaut Scott J. Kelly, who will launch in September 2010 on Soyuz 24 and return in March 2011 on Soyuz 24.

Expedition 26 begins with the Soyuz 23 undocking in November 2010. Three crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on Soyuz 25.

• NASA astronaut Scott J. Kelly, station commander
  
• Russian cosmonaut Dmitri Kondratyev
  
• Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka
  
• Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisienko, who will launch in November 2010 on Soyuz 25 and return in May 2011 on Soyuz 25.
  
• NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman, who will launch in November 2010 on Soyuz 25 and return in May 2011 on Soyuz 25.
  
• ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, who will launch in November 2010 on Soyuz 25 and return in May 2011 on Soyuz 25.

posted November 21, 2008 09:07 PM               

Also nice to see Scott Kelly get a station stint - remind me in two years to get him to prank call Panzone's Pizza and ask them to deliver one large pepperoni pie.

posted November 21, 2008 09:12 PM               

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Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:
When's the last expedition scheduled for ISS?

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posted November 23, 2008 06:59 PM               

It also said Soyuz 20, 21, and so forth...did you mean Soyuz TMA-20, TMA-21, so on and so forth?

posted November 23, 2008 07:55 PM               

The Soyuz numbers provided in the release are the ISS program designation, i.e. Soyuz 20 is the 20th Soyuz to dock with the station. The equivalent schedule is as follows:

---2009---
Soyuz TMA-14 - Soyuz 18 - Padalka, Barratt
Soyuz TMA-15 - Soyuz 19 - Romanenko, De Winne, Thirsk
Soyuz TMA-16 - Soyuz 20 - Suraev, Williams
Soyuz TMA-17 - Soyuz 21 - Kotov, Noguchi, Creamer
---2010---
Soyuz TMA-01M - Soyuz 22 - Kaleri, Kornienko, Caldwell
Soyuz TMA-18 - Soyuz 23 - Skvortsov, Walker, Wheelock
Soyuz TMA-19 - Soyuz 24 - Kondratyev, Skripochka, Kelly
Soyuz TMA-20 - Soyuz 25 - Borisienko, Coleman, Nespoli

posted November 26, 2008 07:55 AM               

Soyuz TMA-16 may fly Mukhtar Aymakhanov, representing Kazakhstan.

posted December 07, 2008 09:32 AM               

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Originally posted by issman1:
What is the current status of Salizhan Sharipov, who was the original Russian flight engineer of Expedition 18?

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According to Kosmonavtka (Suzy's Russian Space site) he retired in July of this year.

posted December 18, 2008 09:30 AM               

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced that astronaut Satoshi Furukawa will travel aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and spend about six months there from spring 2011.

...Furukawa is slated to be involved in the operation of the ISS and scientific experiments using Japan's Kibo space laboratory before returning on the Soyuz.

Furukawa is currently undergoing training in Russia. "I want to contribute to life-science experiments, making full use of my ability as a doctor," he commented.

posted December 26, 2008 06:31 AM               

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Originally posted by ShuttleDiscovery:
I've made this table in Excel showing the information more clearly.

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posted December 30, 2008 09:56 AM               

In the early days the US crews had backups too.

The USA changed this policy with the large Shuttle crews. The reason was very simple. There would have been too much astronauts in training for a specific missions.

The same situation we can have in Russia. Four flights per year means 12 seats. Currently Russia has only 37 active cosmonauts. Some will leave in near future. The most of the active cosmonauts have no spaceflight experience.

posted December 30, 2008 10:21 AM               

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Originally posted by SPACEFACTS:
Beginning with ISS Expedition 20 there will be no longer backup crews. But what will be with the upcoming Soyuz crews? Maybe no backups too?

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posted December 30, 2008 01:51 PM            

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Jacques :)

posted March 03, 2009 10:07 AM               

NASA Announces Change for Return of Station Crew Members

The International Space Station Program has announced a change in how two future crew members will return home. NASA astronaut Nicole Stott and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk will swap seats on the space shuttle and Russian Soyuz spacecraft to help ensure a timely homecoming for Thirsk.

Thirsk will launch to the station on a Soyuz in May and return to Earth on that same vehicle in November, instead of aboard space shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS-129 mission. Stott, who will launch to the station on shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission, will return aboard Atlantis with the STS-129 crew. She had been slated to come home aboard the Soyuz that Thirsk now will occupy.

The change is in case of delays to future shuttle missions, specifically STS-129, which currently is scheduled to launch in November 2009. Such a delay could result in extending Thirsk's mission beyond the six-month duration preferred for station crew members.