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Expedition 24

Occurred 13 years ago

The Expedition 23 and 24 crew researched how living in space affects human physiology and studied how plant roots orient themselves in microgravity. Physics studies included observing fluids transitioning from liquid to gas, the movement of molecules within fluids, how metals solidify, and semiconductor crystals grow in the spaceflight environment.

Mission Type

ISS Expedition

meet the crew

Alexander Skvortsov, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, Mikhail Kornienko, Doug Wheelock, Shannon Walker, Fyodor Yurchikhin

Launch

April 2, 2010

Landing

Sept. 25, 2010

Crew Members

Alexander Skvortsov, Commander
Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Flight Engineer
Mikhail Kornienko, Flight Engineer
Douglas Wheelock, Flight Engineer
Shannon Walker, Flight Engineer
Fyodor Yurchikhin, Flight Engineer

Crew and Cargo Missions

4/2/10 – Exp 23/24 Launch
4/4/10 – Exp 23/24 Dock
6/15/10 – Exp 24/25 Launch
6/17/10 – Exp 24/25 Dock
7/27/10 – Russian Spacewalk (6:42)
8/7/10 – U.S. Spacewalk (8:03)
8/11/10 – U.S. Spacewalk (7:26)
8/16/10 – U.S. Spacewalk (7:20)
9/25/10 – Exp 23/24 Land
11/25/10 – Exp 24/25 Land

Spacewalks

Date: Aug. 16, 2010
Duration: 7 hours, 20 minutes
Spacewalkers: Doug Wheelock, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson

Date:
Aug. 11, 2010
Duration: 7 hours, 26 minutes
Spacewalkers: Doug Wheelock, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson

Date:
Aug. 7, 2010
Duration: 8 hours, 3 minutes
Spacewalkers: Doug Wheelock, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson

Date:
July 27, 2010
Duration: 6 hours, 42 minutes
Spacewalkers: Fyodor Yurchikhin, Mikhail Kornienko