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Expedition 30

Occurred 12 years ago

The Expedition 30 and 31 crews explored the space-caused changes of blood vessels and bone structure to sustain astronaut health during long-duration space missions. A space investigation wrapped up that monitored over 1,000 X-ray sources in outer space. A fire investigation observed how fuels burn and extinguish in microgravity advancing fire detection and suppression techniques.

Mission Type

ISS Expedition

meet the crew

Dan Burbank, Oleg Kononenko, Anatoly Ivanishin, Andre Kuiper, Don Pettit, Anton Shkaplerov

Launch

Nov. 13, 2011

Landing

April 27, 2012

Crew Members

Dan Burbank, Commander
Oleg Kononenko, Flight Engineer
Anatoly Ivanishin, Flight Engineer
André Kuipers, Flight Engineer
Don Pettit, Flight Engineer
Anton Shkaplerov, Flight Engineer

Crew and Cargo Missions

4/27/12 – Expedition 29/30 Land
4/22/12 – ISS Progress 47 Dock
4/20/12 – ISS Progress 47 Launch
4/19/12 – ISS Progress 46 Undock
3/28/12 – ATV-3 Dock
3/23/12 – ATV-3 Launch
1/27/12 – ISS Progress 46 Dock
1/25/12 – ISS Progress 46 Launch
1/23/12 – ISS Progress 45 Undock
12/23/11 – Expedition 30/31 Dock
12/21/11 – Expedition 30/31 Launch

Spacewalks

Date: Feb. 16, 2012
Duration: 6 hours, 15 minutes
Spacewalkers: Oleg Kononenko, Anton Shkaplerov