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| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 167 days (at ISS) 169 days (launch to landing) |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 1 December 2009 (2009-12) |
| Ended | 18 March 2010 (2010-03-19) |
| 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 |
 Expedition 22 mission patch  (l-r) Creamer, Williams, Surayev, Kotov and Noguchi | |
Expedition 22 was the twenty-second long duration crew flight to theInternational Space Station (ISS). This expedition began on 1 December 2009 when theExpedition 21 crew departed. For a period of three weeks, there were only two crew members; it was the first time that had occurred sinceSTS-114. CommanderJeff Williams and flight engineerMaksim Surayev were joined by the rest of their crew on 22 December 2009, making the Expedition 22 a crew of five.[1]
The expedition had ended whenSoyuz TMA-16 undocked on 18 March 2010, and was immediately followed by the start ofExpedition 23.
| Position | First Part (1 – 22 December 2009) | Second Part (22 December 2009 – 18 March 2010) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Jeffrey N. Williams,NASAThird spaceflight | ||
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Maksim Surayev,RSAFirst spaceflight | ||
| Flight Engineer 2 | Oleg Kotov,RSA Second spaceflight | ||
| Flight Engineer 3 |  Soichi Noguchi,JAXASecond spaceflight | ||
| Flight Engineer 4 | Timothy Creamer,NASA Only spaceflight | ||
| EVA[3] | Spacewalkers[4] | Start (UTC) | End (UTC) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVA 1 | Oleg Kotov Maksim Surayev | 14 January 2010 10:05 | 14 January 2010 15:49 | 5 hours, 44 minutes |
| Prepared thePoisk module for future dockings.[5] Spacewalk was performed usingOrlan spacesuits. | ||||
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