Expedition 18 long-duration ISS mission

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International Space Station expedition long-duration spaceflight mission

Expedition 18 was a long-duration mission to the International Space Station focused on scientific research, station maintenance, and preparation for future exploration.

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instanceOf International Space Station expedition ⓘ
long-duration spaceflight mission ⓘ
commander Michael Fincke NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryInvolved Japan ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crewSize 3 ⓘ
duration approximately 178 days ⓘ
endDate 2009-04-08 ⓘ
flightEngineer Edward Michael Fincke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Koichi Wakata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sandy Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yury Lonchakov NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Expedition 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedAstronaut Koichi Wakata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael Fincke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sandra Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yury Lonchakov NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchDate 2008-10-12 ⓘ
launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5 NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchVehicle Soyuz TMA-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ
missionFocus preparation for future exploration ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
station maintenance ⓘ
missionType long-duration ISS mission ⓘ
notableEvent continued activation and utilization of new ISS modules ⓘ
preparations for increasing ISS crew size to six ⓘ
operatedBy NASA ⓘ
Roscosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ
orbit Low Earth orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ
orbitingBody Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfProgram International Space Station program NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Expedition 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchArea Earth observation ⓘ
human physiology ⓘ
microgravity science ⓘ
technology demonstration ⓘ
returnVehicle Soyuz TMA-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soyuz TMA-14 NERFINISHED ⓘ
spaceAgency JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
Roscosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ
spacecraftVisited Space Shuttle Discovery STS-119 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-126 NERFINISHED ⓘ
spaceStation International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate 2008-10-12 ⓘ
stationSegment ISS Russian Orbital Segment NERFINISHED ⓘ
ISS US Orbital Segment NERFINISHED ⓘ

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