Expedition 27

ISS Expedition 27 mission is the designation for the 27 long-term crew of the International Space Station ( ISS). The mission began with the uncoupling of the spaceship Soyuz TMA -01M from the ISS on March 16, 2011 4:27 UTC. The end was marked by the uncoupling of Soyuz TMA -20 23 May 2011 21:35 UTC.

Team

  • Dmitri Kondratyev Jurjewitsch ( first space flight), Commander ( Russia / Roscosmos ) ( Soyuz TMA -20)
  • Catherine Grace Coleman ( third space flight), flight engineer (USA / NASA) ( Soyuz TMA -20)
  • Paolo Nespoli ( second space flight), flight engineer (Italy / ESA ) ( Soyuz TMA -20)

In addition, from 7 April 2011:

  • Andrei Ivanovich Borisenko ( first space flight), flight engineer ( Russia / Roscosmos ) ( Soyuz TMA -21)
  • Alexander Mikhailovich Samokutajew ( first space flight), flight engineer ( Russia / Roscosmos ) ( Soyuz TMA -21)
  • John Ronald Garan ( second space flight), flight engineer (USA / NASA) ( Soyuz TMA -21)

After the departure of Kondratyev, Coleman and Nespoli Borisenko took command and formed with Samokutajew and Garan the initial crew of the ISS Expedition 28

Backup crew

The backup crew of ISS Expedition recruited from the backup crews of the Soyuz shuttle respective spaceships ( see there). If everything is going according to plan, these teams two Soyuz missions and thus two ISS expeditions are then usually later for regular use.

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