Expedition 23

    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

Crew Profiles

  • Oleg Kotov

    Commander Oleg Kotov

    Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov will serve as an Expedition 22 flight engineer and Expedition 23 commander. 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 will fly 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 will fly 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 will fly 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 will travel to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft to serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 23 and 24. This will be Kornienko's first spaceflight.

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Overview

    Expedition 23 crew patch
    Expedition 23 begins with the Soyuz TMA-16 undocking in March 2010. Three new crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on Soyuz TMA-18.

    Soyuz TMA-17
    Crew: Oleg Kotov, Soichi Noguchi, T.J. Creamer
    Launch: Dec. 21, 2009
    Docking: Dec. 23, 2009
    Landing: May 2010

    Soyuz TMA-18
    Crew: Alexander Skvortsov, Mikhail Kornienko, Tracy Caldwell Dyson
    Launch: April 2, 2010
    Docking: April 4, 2010
    Landing: Sept. 2010

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