Exp 23 Visiting Vehicles


April 07, 2010 – STS-131 Arrives

April 17, 2010 – STS-131 Departs

April 22, 2010 – ISS Progress 35 Undocks

April 28, 2010 – ISS Progress 37 Launches

May 01, 2010 – ISS Progress 37 Docks

May 10, 2010 – ISS Progress 36 Undocks

May 16, 2010 – STS-132 Arrives

May 23, 2010 – STS-132 Departs

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Expedition 23

    Expedition 23 landed on June 1, 2010. For the latest news and information on the International Space Station, visit the main station page. › Read more

    ISS023-S-002b: Expedition 23 crew Image above: Expedition 23 crew members from the left are Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, all flight engineers; Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, commander; NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, both flight engineers. Image credit: NASA
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Crew Profiles

  • Oleg Kotov

    Commander Oleg Kotov

    Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov will serve as Expedition 23 commander and served as a Expedition 22 flight engineer. In 2007 Kotov served a six-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station as an Expedition 15 flight engineer.

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  • Soichi Noguchi

    Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi flew to the station aboard the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft to serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 22 and 23. Previously, he flew on STS-114 Discovery in 2005 and participated in three spacewalks.

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  • Timothy J. Creamer

    Flight Engineer Timothy J. (T.J.) Creamer

    NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer flew to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft to serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 22 and 23. This is his first spaceflight.

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  • Alexander Skvortsov

    Flight Engineer Alexander Skvortsov

    Previously assigned as an Expedition 21/22 backup crew member, Alexander Skvortsov will command the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station to serve as an Expedition 23 flight engineer and commander of Expedition 24.

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  • Tracy Caldwell

    Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson

    NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson flew to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft to serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 23 and 24. In August 2007, Caldwell Dyson visited the station as an STS-118 Endeavour mission specialist.

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  • Mikhail Kornienko

    Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko

    Selected as a cosmonaut in 1991, Mikhail Kornienko traveled to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft to serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 23 and 24. This was Kornienko's first spaceflight.

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Overview

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