Expedition 31
Mission type | ISS Expedition |
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Expedition | |
Space station | International Space Station |
Began | 27 April 2012, 08:15[1] | UTC
Ended | 1 July 2012, 04:48[2] | UTC
Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-03M Soyuz TMA-04M |
Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-03M Soyuz TMA-04M |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | Expedition 30/31: Sergei Revin |
Expedition 31 mission patch (l-r) Acaba, Padalka, Revin, Kuipers, Kononenko and Pettit |
Expedition 31 was the 31st long-duration
Crew
Position | First part (April 2012 to May 2012) |
Second part (May 2012 to July 2012) |
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Commander | RSA Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | André Kuipers, ESA Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Don Pettit, NASA Third spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 3 | Joseph M. Acaba, NASA Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 4 | RSA Fourth spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 5 | RSA Only spaceflight |
Mission highlights
Soyuz TMA-22 departure
Expedition 31 formally began on 27 April 2012, with the departure from the ISS of the
Soyuz TMA-04M arrival
The final three members of Expedition 31 – Acaba, Padalka and Revin – arrived at the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-04M, which launched on 15 May 2012,[7] and docked to the ISS on 17 May at 4:36 UTC.[8]
SpaceX Dragon test mission
Soyuz TMA-03M departure
Soyuz TMA-03M departed from the ISS on 1 July 2012, successfully returning Kononenko, Kuipers and Pettit to Earth. Their departure marked the formal end of Expedition 31, and the beginning of Expedition 32.[2]
In popular culture
In the 2012
Gallery
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Soyuz TMA-22 departs the ISS on 27 April 2012, marking the beginning of Expedition 31.
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An Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz rocket on 14 May 2012.
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The Expedition 31 crew wave goodbye before the launch on 15 May 2012.
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The launch of Soyuz TMA-04M on 15 May 2012.
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SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft approaches the ISS on 25 May 2012.
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Expedition 31 posing inside the docked Dragon capsule on 29 May 2012.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the
- ^ a b c "Soyuz TMA-22 returns to Earth with three outbound ISS crewmembers". NASASpaceflight.com, 27 April 2012.
- ^ a b c Harding, Pete (1 July 2012). "Soyuz TMA-03M undocks from ISS and returns to Earth". NASASpaceFlight (not associated with NASA). Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ NASA HQ (2009). "NASA and its International Partners Assign Space Station Crews". NASA. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ NASA HQ (2010). "NASA And Partners Assign Crews For Upcoming Space Station Missions". NASA. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ ESA astronaut André Kuipers to spend six months on the ISS starting in 2011
- ^ "Expedition 31 crew page". NASA. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Three New Crew Members En Route to Station". Latest News. NASA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Harwood, William (17 May 2012). "Three-man crew docks at International Space Station". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "SpaceX Dragon chokes at the last second". The Register. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ a b Clara Moskowitz (22 May 2012). "SpaceX Launches Private Capsule on Historic Trip to Space Station". Space.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship". BBC. 25 May 2012.
- ^ "SpaceX Dragon Capsule opens new era". Reuters via BusinessTech.co.za. 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Splashdown for SpaceX Dragon spacecraft". BBC. 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Its First Mission Done, SpaceX Looks to More Private Flights". The New York Times. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ Bergin, Chris (31 August 2012). "SpaceX conduct successful WDR on their latest Falcon 9". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Liftoff! SpaceX Dragon Launches 1st Private Space Station Cargo Mission". Space.com. 8 October 2012.
- The Friendship Contraction". The Big Bang Theory. Season 5. Episode 15. 2 February 2012. 02:20 minutes in.
External links
- NASA's Space Station Expeditions page
- End of Expedition 30/Beginning of Expedition 31 video
- Expedition 30/31 – Change of Command Ceremony video
- End of Expedition 31/Beginning of Expedition 32 video
- Expedition 31/32 – Change of Command Ceremony video
- Expedition 31 Photography Archived 3 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine