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Expedition 18 is the 18th and current expedition to the International Space Station
International Space Station

The International Space Station is a research facility Assembly of the International Space Station in outer space. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998, and is scheduled to be complete by 2011, with operations continuing until around 2015....
 (ISS). The first two crew members, Michael Fincke, and Yuri Lonchakov
Yuri Lonchakov

Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov is a Russian astronaut and a veteran of three space missions....
 were launched on October 12, 2008, aboard Soyuz TMA-13
Soyuz TMA-13

Soyuz TMA-13 is a current Soyuz spacecraft mission to the International Space Station . The spacecraft was launched by a Soyuz-FG rocket at 07:01 GMT on 12 October 2008....
. With them is astronaut Gregory Chamitoff
Gregory Chamitoff

Gregory Errol Chamitoff is a NASA astronaut. He was assigned to Expedition 17 and flew to the International Space Station on STS-124, launching 31 May 2008....
, who joined Expedition 18 after Expedition 17
Expedition 17

Expedition 17 was the 17th expedition to the International Space Station .The first two crew members, Sergey Volkov , and Oleg Kononenko were launched on April 8 2008, aboard the Soyuz TMA-12....
 left the station. Sandra Magnus
Sandra Magnus

Sandra Hall Magnus is an United States engineer and a NASA astronaut. She is currently in orbit on the International Space Station. She is also a licensed amateur radio operator with the call sign KE5FYE....
 has recently joined the Expedition 18 crew, after launching on STS-126
STS-126

STS-126 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station , which was flown by the . The purpose of the mission, reffered to as ULF2 by the ISS program, was to deliver equipment and supplies to the station, to service the Integrated_Truss_Structure#Solar_Alpha_Rotary_Joints , and repair the problem in the starboard SARJ that had...
. Chamitoff ended his stay aboard ISS and returned to Earth with the STS-126 crew.




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Salizhan Sharipov

Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov is a Russian astronaut. Although he lives in Kyrgyzstan, he is from a minority Uzbek group. He is married to Nadezhda Mavlyanovna Sharipova....
, was originally slated to be the Soyuz commander and Expedition 18 Flight Engineer 1, but was replaced by his back-up Yuri Lonchakov.

‡Participation in Expedition 18 is contingent upon the launch of STS-119
STS-119

STS-119 is the next planned Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station , scheduled to be flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. It will deliver and assemble the fourth starboard Integrated Truss Structure#P6, S6 trusses, and the fourth set of solar arrays and batteries to the station....
.

(#) Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to, and including this mission.


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MissionSpacewalkersStart (UTC
Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation....
)		End (UTC)Duration
119.EVA 1 Yuri Lonchakov
Yuri Lonchakov

Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov is a Russian astronaut and a veteran of three space missions....

Michael Fincke		 December 23
00:51		 December 23
06:29		 5 hours, 38 minutes
Installed an electromagnetic energy measuring device, (Langmuir probe
Langmuir probe

A Langmuir probe is a device named after Nobel Prize winning physicist Irving Langmuir, used to determine the electron temperature, electron density, and electric potential of a Plasma ....
) on Pirs, removed the Russian Biorisk long-duration experiment, installed the Expose-R experiment package on Zvezda, and installed the Impulse experiment.






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Expedition 18 is the 18th and current expedition to the International Space Station
International Space Station

The International Space Station is a research facility Assembly of the International Space Station in outer space. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998, and is scheduled to be complete by 2011, with operations continuing until around 2015....
 (ISS). The first two crew members, Michael Fincke, and Yuri Lonchakov
Yuri Lonchakov

Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov is a Russian astronaut and a veteran of three space missions....
 were launched on October 12, 2008, aboard Soyuz TMA-13
Soyuz TMA-13

Soyuz TMA-13 is a current Soyuz spacecraft mission to the International Space Station . The spacecraft was launched by a Soyuz-FG rocket at 07:01 GMT on 12 October 2008....
. With them is astronaut Gregory Chamitoff
Gregory Chamitoff

Gregory Errol Chamitoff is a NASA astronaut. He was assigned to Expedition 17 and flew to the International Space Station on STS-124, launching 31 May 2008....
, who joined Expedition 18 after Expedition 17
Expedition 17

Expedition 17 was the 17th expedition to the International Space Station .The first two crew members, Sergey Volkov , and Oleg Kononenko were launched on April 8 2008, aboard the Soyuz TMA-12....
 left the station. Sandra Magnus
Sandra Magnus

Sandra Hall Magnus is an United States engineer and a NASA astronaut. She is currently in orbit on the International Space Station. She is also a licensed amateur radio operator with the call sign KE5FYE....
 has recently joined the Expedition 18 crew, after launching on STS-126
STS-126

STS-126 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station , which was flown by the . The purpose of the mission, reffered to as ULF2 by the ISS program, was to deliver equipment and supplies to the station, to service the Integrated_Truss_Structure#Solar_Alpha_Rotary_Joints , and repair the problem in the starboard SARJ that had...
. Chamitoff ended his stay aboard ISS and returned to Earth with the STS-126 crew.

Crew


First part (October 2008 to November 2008)

  • Michael Fincke (2) Commander - NASA
    NASA

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
  • Yuri Lonchakov
    Yuri Lonchakov

    Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov is a Russian astronaut and a veteran of three space missions....
     (3) Flight Engineer 1, Soyuz Commander - RSA
    Russian Federal Space Agency

    The Russian Federal Space Agency , RKA, or RSA, formerly the Russian Aviation and Space Agency , is the government agency responsible for Russia's space science programme and general aerospace research....
  • Gregory Chamitoff
    Gregory Chamitoff

    Gregory Errol Chamitoff is a NASA astronaut. He was assigned to Expedition 17 and flew to the International Space Station on STS-124, launching 31 May 2008....
     (1) Flight Engineer 2 - NASA


Second part (November 2008 to March 2009)

  • Michael Fincke (2) Commander - NASA
  • Yuri Lonchakov (3) Flight Engineer 1, Soyuz Commander - RSA
  • Sandra Magnus
    Sandra Magnus

    Sandra Hall Magnus is an United States engineer and a NASA astronaut. She is currently in orbit on the International Space Station. She is also a licensed amateur radio operator with the call sign KE5FYE....
     (2) Flight Engineer 2 - NASA


Third part (Approximately 15 March 2009 to 29 March 2009)

  • Michael Fincke (2) Commander - NASA
  • Yuri Lonchakov (3) Flight Engineer 1, Soyuz Commander - RSA
  • Koichi Wakata
    Koichi Wakata

    Koichi Wakata is a Japanese astronaut from JAXA and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions....
    ‡ (3) Flight Engineer 2 - JAXA


Crew notes

Salizhan Sharipov
Salizhan Sharipov

Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov is a Russian astronaut. Although he lives in Kyrgyzstan, he is from a minority Uzbek group. He is married to Nadezhda Mavlyanovna Sharipova....
, was originally slated to be the Soyuz commander and Expedition 18 Flight Engineer 1, but was replaced by his back-up Yuri Lonchakov.

‡Participation in Expedition 18 is contingent upon the launch of STS-119
STS-119

STS-119 is the next planned Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station , scheduled to be flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. It will deliver and assemble the fourth starboard Integrated Truss Structure#P6, S6 trusses, and the fourth set of solar arrays and batteries to the station....
.

(#) Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to, and including this mission.

Backup crew

  • Gennady Padalka
    Gennady Padalka

    Gennady Ivanovich Padalka is a Russian Air Force officer and an RSA cosmonaut. He is married to Irina Anatolievna Padalka . They have three daughters: Yulia, Ekaterina and Sonya....
     - Commander - RSA (for Lonchakov)
  • Michael Barratt
    Michael R. Barratt

    Michael Reed Barratt, is an United States physician and a NASA astronaut. He is assigned as a Flight Engineer on Expedition 19 which will be his first flight, and also Expedition 20....
    - Flight Engineer - NASA (for Fincke)
  • Timothy Kopra
    Timothy L. Kopra

    Timothy L. Kopra is a United States Army Colonel and a NASA Astronaut. Kopra has received several awards including, 2 Meritorious Service Medals, a Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal and many others....
     - Flight Engineer - NASA (for Chamitoff)
  • Nicole Stott
    Nicole P. Stott

    Nicole Marie Passonno Stott is a NASA astronaut. She has been assigned as a Flight Engineer on Expedition 20 and Expedition 21....
     - Flight Engineer - NASA (for Magnus)
  • Soichi Noguchi
    Soichi Noguchi

    Soichi Noguchi is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut. His first spaceflight was as a Mission Specialist aboard STS-114 on 26 July, 2005 for NASA's first "return to flight" Space Shuttle program mission after the Columbia disaster....
     - Flight Engineer - JAXA (for Wakata)


Extra-vehicular activity

MissionSpacewalkersStart (UTC
Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation....
)		End (UTC)Duration
119.EVA 1 Yuri Lonchakov
Yuri Lonchakov

Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov is a Russian astronaut and a veteran of three space missions....

Michael Fincke		 December 23
00:51		 December 23
06:29		 5 hours, 38 minutes
Installed an electromagnetic energy measuring device, (Langmuir probe
Langmuir probe

A Langmuir probe is a device named after Nobel Prize winning physicist Irving Langmuir, used to determine the electron temperature, electron density, and electric potential of a Plasma ....
) on Pirs, removed the Russian Biorisk long-duration experiment, installed the Expose-R experiment package on Zvezda, and installed the Impulse experiment. EVA conducted from Pirs docking compartment in Russian Orlan space suits.


See also

  • Extra-vehicular activity
    Extra-vehicular activity

    Extra-vehicular activity is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth, and outside of a spacecraft. The term most commonly applies to an EVA made outside a craft orbiting Earth , but also applies to an EVA made on the surface of the Moon ....
  • List of cumulative spacewalk records
    List of cumulative spacewalk records

    This is a list of cumulative spacewalk records for the 30 astronauts who have the most extra-vehicular activity time. The record is currently held by Anatoly Solovyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, with 82:22 hours from 16 EVAs, followed by NASA's Michael Lopez-Alegria wth 67:40 hours in 10 EVAs....


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