Expedition 20 is the twentieth long duration flight to the International Space Station. Soyuz TMA-15 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:34 UTC on May 27, 2009. The vehicle docked with the station on May 29, 2009, officially changing the station crew from Expedition 19 to Expedition 20.
Expedition 20 marked the first time a six-member crew had inhabited the station. To accomplish the six-member crew, there were two separate Soyuz-TMA flights ...
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Expedition 20 is the twentieth long duration flight to the International Space Station. Soyuz TMA-15 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:34 UTC on May 27, 2009. The vehicle docked with the station on May 29, 2009, officially changing the station crew from Expedition 19 to Expedition 20.
Expedition 20 marked the first time a six-member crew had inhabited the station. To accomplish the six-member crew, there were two separate Soyuz-TMA flights launched at two different times (each Soyuz-TMA can hold only three people): Soyuz TMA-14 launched the Expedition 19 crew on March 26, 2009, and Soyuz TMA-15 on May 27, 2009.
Gennady Padalka is the first commander of a six-member station crew, and the first commander of two consecutive expeditions (Expedition 19 and 20). Nicole Stott will be the final expedition astronaut to be launched on the shuttle.
Koichi Wakata performed an experiment where he did not change his underpants in order to test a specially designed underwear which he wore for...
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