Expedition 22
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Expedition 22 was the twenty-second long duration crew flight to the International Space Station (ISS). This expedition began on 1 December 2009 when the Expedition 21 crew departed. For a period of three weeks, there were only two crew members; it was the first time that had occurred since STS-114. Commander Jeff Williams and flight engineer Maksim Surayev were joined by the rest of their crew on 22 December 2009, making the Expedition 22 a crew of five.
The expedition had ended when Soyuz TMA-16 undocked on 18 March 2010, and was immediately followed by the start of Expedition 23.
Crew
| Position | First Part (1 – 22 December 2009) | Second Part (22 December 2009 – 18 March 2010) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | United States Jeffrey N. Williams, NASA Third spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Russia Maksim Surayev, RSA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 | Russia Oleg Kotov, RSA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Japan Soichi Noguchi, JAXA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 | United States Timothy Creamer, NASA Only spaceflight |
Backup crew
Spacewalks
| EVA | Spacewalkers | Start (UTC) | End (UTC) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVA 1 | Oleg Kotov Maksim Surayev | 14 January 2010 10:05 | 14 January 2010 15:49 | 5 hours, 44 minutes |
| Prepared the Poisk module for future dockings. Spacewalk was performed using Orlan spacesuits. |
Gallery
- Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi.
- The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
- The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket lifts off headed for the ISS on Expedition 22.
- Kotov used a digital still camera to take this self-portrait during a January 2010 space-walk.
- The Expedition 22 crew landed on Thursday, 18 March 2010.
See also
- 2010 in spaceflight
- List of human spaceflights
- List of International Space Station spacewalks
- List of spacewalks 2000–2014
This article incorporates from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.