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| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 16 September 2011, 00:38 (2011-09-16UTC00:38Z) UTC |
| Ended | 21 November 2011, 23:00 (2011-11-22UTC00Z) UTC |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-02M Soyuz TMA-22 |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-02M Soyuz TMA-22 |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Expedition 28/29: Mike Fossum Satoshi Furukawa Sergei Volkov Expedition 29/30: Anton Shkaplerov Anatoli Ivanishin Dan Burbank |
 Expedition 29 mission patch  (l-r) Furukawa, Fossum, Volkov, Ivanishin, Burbank and Shkaplerov | |
Expedition 29 was the 29th long-duration expedition to theInternational Space Station (ISS). The expedition formally began on 16 September 2011, with the departure from the ISS of theSoyuz TMA-21 spacecraft.[1] AstronautsSatoshi Furukawa,Michael Fossum andSergey Volkov, who had arrived at the ISS aboardSoyuz TMA-02M in June 2011, began their Expedition 29 service at this time.
Soyuz TMA-22, which brought the remaining three Expedition 29 crew members to the ISS, was originally scheduled to launch in September 2011, but due to thelaunch failure of the Progress M-12M resupply vehicle on 24 August, its launch was delayed to 14 November.[2] It docked successfully with the ISS on 16 November 2011.[3]
Expedition 29 officially ended with the undocking of Soyuz TMA-02M on 21 November 2011. Furukawa, Fossum, and Volkov returned to Earth aboard the spacecraft, while astronautsDan Burbank,Anton Shkaplerov, andAnatoli Ivanishin remained on the ISS as part ofExpedition 30.[4]
| Position | First part (September 2011 to November 2011) | Second part (November 2011) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Mike Fossum,NASAThird and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Satoshi Furukawa,JAXAFirst spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Sergei Volkov,RSASecond spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Anton Shkaplerov,RSA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 | Anatoli Ivanishin,RSA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Daniel Burbank,NASA Third and last spaceflight | |
The expedition's first three crew members launched aboardSoyuz TMA-02M fromBaikonur Cosmodrome,Kazakhstan, at 21:18 UTC on 7 June 2011. The crew consisted of Sergey Volkov (Roscosmos), Satoshi Furukawa (JAXA), and Michael Fossum (NASA). Their backups wereOleg Kononenko (Roscosmos),Donald Pettit (NASA), andAndré Kuipers (ESA). Soyuz TMA-02M docked successfully to the ISS on 9 June 2011, at 5:19 pmEDT.[7]
Soyuz TMA-22 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 04:14 UTC on 14 November 2011, carrying Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoli Ivanishin (Roscosmos), and Daniel Burbank (NASA). The spacecraft was placed into a 250-kilometre (160 mi) parking orbit,[8] and docked successfully with the ISS at 5:24 am GMT on 16 November 2011.[3]
Expedition 29 concluded with the departure of Soyuz TMA-02M from the ISS at 11:00 pmGMT on 21 November 2011, carrying astronauts Fossum, Volkov and Furukawa. The spacecraft soft-landed safely (albeit on its side) inKazakhstan at 2:26 am GMT on 22 November.[9]
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