Expedition 39

Expedition 39
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Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began11 March 2014 (2014-03-11Z) UTC
Ended13 May 2014 (2014-05-14Z) UTC
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-11M
Soyuz TMA-12M
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-11M
Soyuz TMA-12M
Crew
Crew size6
MembersExpedition 38/39:
Koichi Wakata
Richard A. Mastracchio
Mikhail Tyurin

Expedition 39/40:
Aleksandr Skvortsov
Oleg Artemyev
Steven R. Swanson

Expedition 39 mission patch

(l-r) Artemyev, Swanson, Skvortsov, Tyurin, Wakata and Mastracchio

Expedition 39 was the 39th expedition to the International Space Station. It marked the first time the ISS had been under command of a Japanese astronaut, space veteran Koichi Wakata. After Expedition 21 in 2009 and Expedition 35 in 2013, it was only the third time an ISS crew was led by neither a NASA nor an RSA crew member.

During Expedition 39, Astronauts Mastracchio and Swanson installed the "Veggie" project on the International Space Station.[1]

  1. ^ Herridge, Linda (16 May 2014). "Veggie Plant Growth System Activated on International Space Station". NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

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