Expedition 21 is the 21st long-crew-flight of the International Space Station (ISS). This expedition began on September 30, 2009. Frank de Winne is the first ESA astronaut to command a space mission.
The handover between Expedition 20 and Expedition 21 required three Soyuz vehicles being docked to the station at the same time, the first time this has occurred.
Soyuz TMA-16 brought the final members of Expedition 21 to the ISS along with space tou...
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