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Expedition 31
Image above: Pictured on the front row are Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (right), commander; and Gennady Padalka, flight engineer. Pictured from the left (back row) are NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Revin, European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, all flight engineers. Photo credit: NASA › View hi-res
Crew Profiles
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Commander Oleg Kononenko
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Flight Engineer André Kuipers
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Flight Engineer Don Pettit
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Flight Engineer Joe Acaba
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Flight Engineer Gennady Padalka
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Flight Engineer Sergei Revin
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Overview
Expedition 31 begins with the Soyuz TMA-22 undocking in April 2012. Three new crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on Soyuz TMA-04M.
Soyuz TMA-03M
Crew: Oleg Kononenko, Andre Kuipers, Don Pettit
Launch:
› Dec. 21, 2011, 8:16 a.m. EST
Docking:
› Dec. 23, 2011, 10:22 a.m. EST
Landing:
› July 1, 2012, 4:14 a.m. EDT
Soyuz TMA-04M
Crew: Joe Acaba, Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin
Launch:
› May 14, 2012, 11:01 p.m. EDT
Docking:
› May 17, 2012, 12:36 a.m. EDT
Landing:
Sept. 16, 2012, 10:53 p.m. EDT (Sept. 17, 8:52 a.m. Kazakhstan time)
› Expedition 30/31 Press Kit (6.3 MB PDF)
Expedition 31 Multimedia
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Expedition 31 Gallery
Visit the Expedition 31 photo gallery.