Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
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Expedition | |
Space station | International Space Station |
Began | 23 May 2011, 21:35 | UTC
Ended | 16 September 2011, 00:38 | UTC
Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-21 Soyuz TMA-02M |
Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-21 Soyuz TMA-02M |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | Expedition 27/28: Andrei Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ron Garan Expedition 28/29: Sergey Volkov Mike Fossum Satoshi Furukawa |
EVAs | 2 |
EVA duration | 12 hours, 54 minutes |
Expedition 28 mission patch (l-r) Furukawa, Fossum, Garan, Samokutyayev, Volkov and Borisenko |
Expedition 28 was the 28th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station, and began on 23 May 2011 with the departure of the members of Expedition 27. The first three members of Expedition 28 arrived on the ISS aboard the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft on 4 April 2011, and were joined on 9 June 2011 by the three other crew members, who arrived aboard Soyuz TMA-02M.[1] The expedition saw a number of significant events, including the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, which took place in July 2011. Expedition 28 was superseded by Expedition 29 on 16 September 2011.[2]