Expedition 22
| Mission type | ISS Expedition |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 167 days (at ISS) 169 days (launch to landing) |
| Expedition | |
| Space Station | International Space Station |
| Began | 30 November 2009 |
| Ended | 17 March 2010 |
| Arrived aboard |
Soyuz TMA-16 Soyuz TMA-17 |
| Departed aboard |
Soyuz TMA-16 Soyuz TMA-17 |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 5 |
| Members |
Expedition 21/22: Jeffrey N. Williams Maksim Surayev Expedition 22/23: Oleg Kotov Soichi Noguchi Timothy Creamer |
| EVAs | 1 |
| EVA duration | 5 hours, 44 minutes |
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 (l-r) Creamer, Williams, Surayev, Kotov and Noguchi |
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Expedition 22 was the 22nd long duration crew flight to the International Space Station (ISS). This expedition began in November 2009 when the Expedition 21 crew departed. For a period of 3 weeks, there were only 2 crew members; it was the first time that had happened since STS-114. Commander Jeff Williams and flight engineer Maksim Surayev were joined by the rest of their crew on 22 December 2009, making the Expedition 22 a crew of five.
The expedition ended when Soyuz TMA-16 undocked on 17 March 2010, and was immediately followed by the start of Expedition 23.
Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi.
The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket lifts off headed for the ISS on Expedition 22.
Kotov used a digital still camera to take this self-portrait during a January 2010 space-walk.
The Expedition 22 crew landed on Thursday, 18 March 2010.
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