- Expedition 19
ISS Expedition
Name = Expedition 19
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NumberOfCrew = 6 (planned)
LaunchDate = March 25, 2009
LaunchSite = Baikonur Cosmondrome, Kazakhstan
LaunchVehicle =STS-119 ,Soyuz TMA-14 ,STS-127 ,STS-128 ,Soyuz TMA-15
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LandingVehicle = Soyuz TMA-14, Soyuz TMA-15
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previous =Expedition 18
next =Expedition 20 Expedition 19 is the 19th long duration flight to the
International Space Station . This would be theInternational Space Station expedition during which the International Space Station transitions from three to six crew members. Expedition 19 will be commanded by cosmonaut and Russian Air Force Col.Gennady Padalka . This expedition is scheduled to start in March 2009. Because six crew members will be at the station, there will be two separate Soyuz TMA flights launched at two different times (each Soyuz TMA can hold three people).Crew
On
February 11 ,2008 , NASA announced the official crew for Expedition 19.Cite web| url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/feb/HQ_08052_Crew_Announcements.html|title=NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions |accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=February 11| publisher=NASA| year=2008| author=NASA]First part - 3 crew member (March to May 2009)
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Gennady Padalka (3), Commander - RSA
*Michael Barratt (1), Flight Engineer 1 -NASA
*Koichi Wakata (3), Flight Engineer 2 -JAXA econd part - 3 crew member (May 2009)
*Gennady Padalka (3), Commander - RSA
*Michael Barratt (1), Flight Engineer 1 - NASA
*Timothy Kopra† (1), Flight Engineer 2 - NASAThird part - 6 crew member (May to July 2009)
*Gennady Padalka (3), Commander - RSA
*Michael Barratt (1), Flight Engineer 1 - NASA
*Timothy Kopra (1), Flight Engineer 2 - NASA
*Roman Romanenko (1), Flight Engineer 3 - RSA
*Frank De Winne (2), Flight Engineer 4 -ESA
*Robert Thirsk (2), Flight Engineer 5 - CSAFourth part - 6 crew member (July to September 2009)
*Gennady Padalka (3), Commander - RSA
*Michael Barratt (1), Flight Engineer 1 - NASA
*Nicole P. Stott ‡ (1), Flight Engineer 2 - NASA
*Roman Romanenko (1), Flight Engineer 3 - RSA
*Frank De Winne (2), Flight Engineer 4 -ESA
*Robert Thirsk (2), Flight Engineer 5 - CSA† Participation in Expedition 19 is contingent upon the launch of
STS-127 .‡ Participation in Expedition 19 is contingent upon the launch of
STS-128 .(#) Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to, and including this mission.
Back Up Crew
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Maksim Surayev - RSA (For Padalka)
*Shannon Walker - NASA (For Barratt)
*Timothy Creamer - NASA (For Kopra)
*Catherine Coleman - NASA (For Stott)
*Dmitri Kondratyev - RSA (For Lonchakov)
*André Kuipers - ESA (For De Winne)
*Chris Hadfield - CSA (For Thirsk)References
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