Exp 27 Visiting Vehicles


March 28, 2011 – Kounotori2 Released

April 22, 2011 – ISS Progress 41 Undocks

April 27, 2011 – ISS Progress 42 Launches

April 29, 2011 – ISS Progress 42 Docks

May 18, 2011 – STS-134 Arrives

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Expedition 27

    ISS027-S-002: Expedition 27 crew The Expedition 27 crew members, from right, are Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Andrey Borisenko, Catherine Coleman, Alexander Samokutyaev, Paolo Nespoli and Ron Garan. Photo credit: NASA
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Crew Profiles

  • Dmitri Kondratyev

    Commander Dmitry Kondratyev

    As commander of Soyuz TMA-20, cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev traveled to the International Space Station to serve as an Expedition 26 flight engineer and Expedition 27 commander. A colonel in the Russian air force, Kondratyev qualified as a test-cosmonaut in 2000.

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  • Flight Engineer Catherine Coleman

    Flight Engineer Catherine Coleman

    Air Force Colonel Catherine Coleman flew aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft to serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 26 and 27. A veteran of two shuttle missions, Coleman's last spaceflight was in July 1999 as the lead mission specialist for STS-93 aboard Columbia.

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  • Paolo Nespoli

    Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli

    European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli traveled to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft to serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 26 and 27. In 2007, Nespoli visited the station as a member of the STS-120 crew aboard space shuttle Discovery to deliver the Italian-built Harmony node.

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  • Andrey Borisenko

    Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko

    Selected as a cosmonaut candidate in May 2003, Borisenko arrived at the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-21 to serve as an Expedition 27 flight engineer and as the Expedition 28 commander. This is Borisenko's first spaceflight.

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  • Ron Garan

    Flight Engineer Ronald J. Garan Jr.

    NASA Astronaut Ron Garan arrived at the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft to serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 27 and 28. Garan previously visited the station as an STS-124 mission specialist aboard space shuttle Discovery in June 2008.

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  • Alexander Samokutyaev

    Flight Engineer Alexander Samokutyaev

    A lieutenant colonel in the Russian air force, Alexander Samokutyaev arrived at the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft to serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 27 and 28. This is his first journey into space.

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