Expedition 41

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Life science experiments that took place during Expedition 41 included studying muscle and bone changes that take place in space to improve astronaut health. New station hardware promoted research and insights into the effects of microgravity on plant growth and the composition of meteors viewed from space.

Mission Type

ISS Expedition

Meet the crew

Maxim Suraev, Reid Wiseman, Alexander Gerst, Barry Wilmore, Alexander Samoukutyeav, Elena Serova

Launch

May 28, 2014

Landing

Nov. 9, 2014

The official insignia of the Expedition 41 mission aboard the International Space Station.
NASA

Crew Members

Maxim Suraev, Commander
Reid Wiseman, Flight Engineer
Alexander Gerst, Flight Engineer
Barry Wilmore, Flight Engineer
Alexander Samoukutyaev, Flight Engineer
Elena Serova, Flight Engineer

Crew and Cargo Missions

11/9/14 – Expedition 40/41 Land
10/29/14 – ISS Progress 57 Launch/Dock
10/28/14 – Orb-3 Launch Mishap
10/25/14 – SpaceX CRS-4 Release
9/23/14 – SpaceX CRS-4 Capture
9/21/14 – SpaceX CRS-4 Launch
9/25/14 – Expedition 41/42 Launch

Spacewalks

Date: Oct. 22, 2014
Duration: 3 hours, 38 minutes
Spacewalkers: Max Suraev, Alexander Samokutyaev

Date: Oct. 15, 2014
Duration: 6 hours, 34 minutes
Spacewalkers: Reid Wiseman, Barry Wilmore

Date: Oct. 7, 2014
Duration: 6 hours, 13 minutes
Spacewalkers: Reid Wiseman, Alexander Gerst

Expedition 41 Resources

News Releases

The news releases for Expedition 41 covering a variety of mission events and other activities both on Earth and in space.

The sun's first rays burst over the Earth's horizon

Mission Summary

Get an overview of the Expedition, its crew and the activities they are working on during this mission to the International Space Station.

The Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction (SoFIE) Growth and Extinction Limits (GEL) experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) studies flame growth and extinction in an effort to improve fire safety in space. This image shows a sequence of snapshots taken about 3 seconds apart. During this test point, the ambient oxygen concentration starts relatively high (28%). Initially, the flame is seen as yellow and sooty. As the ambient pressure is reduced, the flame becomes bluer and continues to shrink until fully extinguished. This gives researchers pressure limit data points for flame extinction that could help improve crew and spacecraft safety for future exploration missions.

Mission Science

Explore hands-on activities, interactive, lesson plans, educator guides, and other downloadable content about this topic.

One of the Expedition 41 crew members aboard the International Space Station, flying at an altitude of 222 nautical miles above a point in the Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles off the coast of Africa near the Tropic of Cancer, photographed this eye-catching panorama of the night sky and the Milky Way on Sept. 27. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, flight engineer, tweeted the image, which was taken with an electronic still camera, set with a 24mm focal length. In his accompanying comments, Wiseman stated, "Sahara sands make the Earth glow orange."

Mission Imagery

During Expedition 41, the crew took images of the Earth views, the orbiting station, their daily lives aboard and the experiments they conducted during their stay, plus so much more. Check out some of the image highlights from Expedition 41 in the gallery.