Expedition 29
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Expedition 29 was the 29th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station
(ISS). The expedition formally began with the departure from the ISS of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft at 00:38 UTC on on 16 September 2011. Astronauts Satoshi Furukawa
, Michael Fossum and Sergey Volkov, who had arrived at the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-02M
in June 2011, began their Expedition 29 service at this time.
Soyuz TMA-22
, which brought the remaining three Expedition 29 crew members to the ISS, was originally scheduled to launch in September 2011, but due to the launch failure of the Progress M-12M resupply vehicle on 24 August, its launch was delayed to 14 November. It docked successfully to the ISS on 16 November 2011.
Expedition 29 officially ended with the undocking of Soyuz TMA-02M on 21 November 2011. Astronauts Dan Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov
, and Anatoli Ivanishin
remained on board as part of Expedition 30
.
from Baikonur Cosmodrome
, Kazakhstan
, at 9:18 pm UTC on 7 June 2011. The crew consisted of Sergey Volkov (Roscosmos), Satoshi Furukawa (JAXA), and Michael Fossum (NASA
). Their backups were Oleg Kononenko
(Roscosmos), Donald Pettit
(NASA), and André Kuipers
(ESA). Soyuz TMA-02M docked successfully to the ISS on 9 June 2011, at 5:19 pm EDT
.
launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:14 am UTC on 14 November 2011, carrying Anton Shkaplerov (Roscosmos), Anatoli Ivanishin (Roscosmos) and Daniel Burbank (NASA). The spacecraft was successfully placed into a 250-kilometer parking orbit, and docked successfully with the ISS at 5:24 am GMT on 16 November 2011.
on 21 November 2011, carrying astronauts Fossum, Volkov and Furukawa. The spacecraft soft-landed safely (albeit on its side) in Kazakhstan
at 2:26 am GMT on 22 November.
Source: NASA
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
(ISS). The expedition formally began with the departure from the ISS of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft at 00:38 UTC on on 16 September 2011. Astronauts Satoshi Furukawa
Satoshi Furukawa
is a Japanese surgeon and a JAXA astronaut.-Personal:Furukawa was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He enjoys baseball, bowling, music and traveling...
, Michael Fossum and Sergey Volkov, who had arrived at the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-02M
Soyuz TMA-02M
Soyuz TMA-21 was a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station . It transported three members of the Expedition 27 crew to the ISS, and docked at the station on 6 April 2011. TMA-21 is the 109th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first of which launched in 1967...
in June 2011, began their Expedition 29 service at this time.
Soyuz TMA-22
Soyuz TMA-22
Soyuz TMA-22 is a current flight to the International Space Station . TMA-22 was the 111th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, and transported three members of the Expedition 29 crew to the ISS...
, which brought the remaining three Expedition 29 crew members to the ISS, was originally scheduled to launch in September 2011, but due to the launch failure of the Progress M-12M resupply vehicle on 24 August, its launch was delayed to 14 November. It docked successfully to the ISS on 16 November 2011.
Expedition 29 officially ended with the undocking of Soyuz TMA-02M on 21 November 2011. Astronauts Dan Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov
Anton Shkaplerov
Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov is a Russian cosmonaut.- Personal :Shkaplerov is married to Tatyana Petrovna, and they have two daughters named Kristina and Kira. His parents, Nikolay Ivanovich Shkaplerov and Tamara Viktorovna Shkaplerova, live in Sevastopol...
, and Anatoli Ivanishin
Anatoli Ivanishin
Anatoli Alekseyevich Ivanishin is a Russian cosmonaut. His first visit to the space was on board the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft launched on 14 November 2011.- Personal :Ivanishin is married to Svetlana Ivanishina. They have one son, Vladislav, born in 1993...
remained on board as part of Expedition 30
Expedition 30
Expedition 30 is the 30th and current long-duration mission to the International Space Station . The expedition's first three crew members – Dan Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoli Ivanishin – arrived on the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-22 on 16 November 2011, during the last phase of...
.
Soyuz TMA-02M launch
The expedition's first three crew members launched aboard Soyuz TMA-02MSoyuz TMA-02M
Soyuz TMA-21 was a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station . It transported three members of the Expedition 27 crew to the ISS, and docked at the station on 6 April 2011. TMA-21 is the 109th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first of which launched in 1967...
from Baikonur Cosmodrome
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome , also called Tyuratam, is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan, about east of the Aral Sea, north of the Syr Darya river, near Tyuratam railway station, at 90 meters above sea level...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, at 9:18 pm UTC on 7 June 2011. The crew consisted of Sergey Volkov (Roscosmos), Satoshi Furukawa (JAXA), and Michael Fossum (NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
). Their backups were Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko is a Russian cosmonaut.- Personal :Kononenko was born June 21, 1964, in Chardzhou, Turkmen SSR. He is married to Tatiana Mikhailovna Kononenko . They have a son, Andrey Olegovich Kononenko, and a daughter, Alisa Olegovna Kononenko. Kononenko enjoys reading, and team...
(Roscosmos), Donald Pettit
Donald Pettit
Donald Roy Pettit is an American chemical engineer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station and a six-week expedition to find meteorites in Antarctica.-Personal:...
(NASA), and André Kuipers
André Kuipers
André Kuipers is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He officially became the second Dutch and the third Dutch-born astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on April 19, 2004. Kuipers returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-3 11 days later.Kuipers is scheduled to become the first Dutch astronaut to...
(ESA). Soyuz TMA-02M docked successfully to the ISS on 9 June 2011, at 5:19 pm EDT
EDT
EDT may refer to:* Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, or EDTA, a chemical widely used within medicine, science and industry.* Eastern Daylight Time , a time zone observed in North America* AEDT or Australian Eastern Daylight Time...
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Soyuz TMA-22 launch
Soyuz TMA-22Soyuz TMA-22
Soyuz TMA-22 is a current flight to the International Space Station . TMA-22 was the 111th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, and transported three members of the Expedition 29 crew to the ISS...
launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:14 am UTC on 14 November 2011, carrying Anton Shkaplerov (Roscosmos), Anatoli Ivanishin (Roscosmos) and Daniel Burbank (NASA). The spacecraft was successfully placed into a 250-kilometer parking orbit, and docked successfully with the ISS at 5:24 am GMT on 16 November 2011.
Departure of Soyuz TMA-02M
Expedition 29 concluded with the departure of Soyuz TMA-02M from the ISS at 11:00 pm GMTGreenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is arguably the same as Coordinated Universal Time and when this is viewed as a time zone the name Greenwich Mean Time is especially used by bodies connected with the United...
on 21 November 2011, carrying astronauts Fossum, Volkov and Furukawa. The spacecraft soft-landed safely (albeit on its side) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
at 2:26 am GMT on 22 November.
Crew
| Position | First Part (September 2011 to November 2011) |
Second Part (November 2011) |
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| Commander | Mike Fossum, NASA NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research... Third spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer 1 | Satoshi Furukawa Satoshi Furukawa is a Japanese surgeon and a JAXA astronaut.-Personal:Furukawa was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He enjoys baseball, bowling, music and traveling... , JAXA First spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer 2 | Sergei Volkov, RSA Russian Federal Space Agency The Russian Federal Space Agency , commonly called Roscosmos and abbreviated as FKA and RKA , is the government agency responsible for the Russian space science program and general aerospace research. It was previously the Russian Aviation and Space Agency .Headquarters of Roscosmos are located... Second spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer 3 | Anton Shkaplerov Anton Shkaplerov Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov is a Russian cosmonaut.- Personal :Shkaplerov is married to Tatyana Petrovna, and they have two daughters named Kristina and Kira. His parents, Nikolay Ivanovich Shkaplerov and Tamara Viktorovna Shkaplerova, live in Sevastopol... ,RSA First spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer 4 | Anatoli Ivanishin Anatoli Ivanishin Anatoli Alekseyevich Ivanishin is a Russian cosmonaut. His first visit to the space was on board the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft launched on 14 November 2011.- Personal :Ivanishin is married to Svetlana Ivanishina. They have one son, Vladislav, born in 1993... , RSA First spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer 5 | Dan Burbank, NASA Third spaceflight |
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Source: NASA