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Expedition 26

Occurred 13 years ago

The Expedition 25 and 26 crews studied the station's radiation environment, the decrease in heart size during spaceflight, and modifying nutrition to counteract the effects of weightlessness. Robonaut 2 was installed to test its ability to assist crews. Advanced cooling technologies and fire safety techniques were also explored during the two missions.

Mission Type

ISS Expedition

meet the crew

Scott Kelly, Oleg Skripochka, Alexander Kaleri, Paolo Nespoli, Dmitry Kondratyev, Catherin Coleman

Launch

Oct. 7, 2010

Landing

March 16, 2011

Crew Members

Scott Kelly, Commander
Oleg Skripochka, Flight Engineer
Alexander Kaleri, Flight Engineer
Paolo Nespoli, Flight Engineer
Dmitry Kondratyev, Flight Engineer
Catherine Coleman, Flight Engineer

Crew and Cargo Missions

3/16/11 – Expedition 25/26 Land
3/10/11 – HTV-2 Kounotori Relocation
3/7/11 – STS-133 Undock
2/26/11 – STS-133 Dock
2/24/11 – ATV-2 Dock
2/18/11 – HTV-2 Kounotori Relocation
2/16/11 – ATV-2 Launch
1/29/11 – ISS Progress 41 Dock
1/27/11 – ISS Progress 41 Launch
1/27/2011 – HTV-2 Kounotori Berth
1/23/11 – ISS Progress 40 Undock
1/22/11 – HTV-2 Kounotori Launch
12/17/10 – Expedition 26/27 Dock
12/15/10 – Expedition 26/27 Launch

Spacewalks

Date: Feb. 16, 2011
Duration: 4 hours, 51 minutes
Spacewalkers: Dmitry Kondratyev, Oleg Skripochka

Date:
Jan. 21, 2011
Duration: 5 hours, 23 minutes
Spacewalkers: Dmitry Kondratyev, Oleg Skripochka