Expedition 42
 Promotional Poster | |
| Mission type | ISS Expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 10 November 2014 UTC |
| Ended | 11 March 2015 UTC |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-14M Soyuz TMA-15M |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-14M Soyuz TMA-15M |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Expedition 41/42: Aleksandr Samokutyayev Yelena Serova Expedition 42/43: Anton Shkaplerov Samantha Cristoforetti Terry W. Virts |
 Expedition 42 mission patch  (l-r) Serova, Wilmore, Samokutyayev, Shkaplerov, Virts and Cristoforetti | |
Expedition 42 was the 42nd expedition to the International Space Station. It began on 10 November 2014 with the undocking of Soyuz TMA-13M, returning the crew of Expedition 41 to Earth and ended with the undocking of Soyuz TMA-14M on 11 March 2015.[1]
Crew
| Position | First Part (November 2014) |
Second Part (November 2014 to March 2015) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Barry E. Wilmore, NASASecond spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | RSA Second and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 | RSA Only spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | RSA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 |  Samantha Cristoforetti, ASI-ESAFirst spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Terry W. Virts, NASA Second and last spaceflight | |
- Source
- Spacefacts[2]
Mission
One of the key aspects of Mission 42 - and other missions in 2015 - is the preparation (that is, reconfiguration) of parts of the ISS to allow commercial space taxis to dock at the station. The mission requires several space walks in 2015 to prepare a berthing slip is being prepared at the forward end of the
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In popular culture
- A fictionalized version of Expedition 42 is depicted in the 2013 film Gravity. The crew, never shown, is forced to evacuate the International Space Station in a Soyuz capsule before the orbital debris arrive.[4]
- To commemorate the Expedition number's connection to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comic science fiction franchise, the crew released a poster in the style of the 2005 film.[5]
References
- ^ "Expedition 41 Departs from Station in Soyuz". NASA.gov. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Upcoming ISS expeditions". Spacefacts. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ Klotz, Irene (19 February 2015). "NASA Gearing Up to Reassemble the Space Station". Discovery Communications, LLC. Diecovery News. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "'Gravity' movie mission patches shaped by real space history | collectSPACE".
- ^ Sam Cristoforetti [@AstroSamantha] (September 23, 2014). "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! The Expedition 42 poster! #42istheanswer And yes, we really really love it!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
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