
Expedition 18
Expedition 18 studied medicines and vitamins for crew health. The crew also explored fire suppression techniques, air monitoring, and new solar cell technologies.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Michael Fincke, Commander
Yury Lonchakov, Flight Engineer
Gregory Chamitoff, Flight Engineer
Sandra Magnus, Flight Engineer
Koichi Wakata, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
4/8/09 – Expedition 18 Land
4/7/09 – Expedition 18 Undock
3/25/09 – STS-119 Undock
2/17/09 – STS-119 Dock
2/13/09 – ISS Progress 32 Dock
2/10/09 – ISS Progress 32 Launch
2/5/09 – ISS Progress 31 Undock
11/30/08 – ISS Progress 31 Dock
11/28/08 – STS-126 undock
11/16/08 – STS-126 Dock
11/14/08 – ISS Progress 30 Undock
Spacewalks
Date: March 23, 2009
Duration: 6 hours, 27 minutes
Spacewalks: Joseph Acaba, Richard Arnold
Date: March 21, 2009
Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Spacewalks: Steve Swanson, Joseph Acaba
Date: March 19, 2009
Duration: 6 hours, 7 minutes
Spacewalks: Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold
Date: March 10, 2009
Duration: 4 hours, 49 minutes
Spacewalks: Yury Lonchakov, Mike Fincke
Date: Dec. 23, 2008
Duration: 5 hours, 38 minutes
Spacewalks: Yury Lonchakov, Mike Fincke
Date: Nov. 24, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 7 minutes
Spacewalks: Stephen Bowen, Shane Kimbrough
Date: Nov. 22, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 57 minutes
Spacewalks: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Stephen Bowen
Date: Nov. 20, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 45 minutes
Spacewalks: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough
Date: Nov. 18, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 52 minutes
Spacewalks: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Stephen Bowen
Expedition 18 Resources
International Space Station News

Crew Departure, Dragon Mission, and Spacewalk Preps Fill Crew’s Day

NASA Invites Virtual Guests to Launch of SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission

Atomic Clock and Plant DNA Research Launching Aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission

Astronauts Prep for May Spacewalk Amid Human Research and Crew Departure