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Expedition 32
Expedition 32 was the 32nd long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). It began on 1 July 2012 with the departure from the ISS of the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft, which returned the Expedition 31 crew to Earth,[1] and concluded on 16 September 2012 with the departure of Soyuz TMA-04M.[2] The Soyuz craft returned to Earth on 17 September 2012 at 6:53am Moscow Standard Time when touchdown was officially recorded by the Russian Federal Space Agency.
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| Mission type | ISS Expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 1 July 2012, 04:48 UTC[1] |
| Ended | 16 September 2012, 23:09 UTC[2] |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-04M Soyuz TMA-05M |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-04M Soyuz TMA-05M |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Expedition 31/32: Gennady Padalka Joseph M. Acaba Sergei Revin Expedition 32/33: Sunita Williams Yuri Malenchenko Akihiko Hoshide |
Expedition 32 mission patch (l-r) Hoshide, Malenchenko, Williams, Acaba, Padalka and Revin | |
Crew edit
| Position | First part (July 2012) | Second part (July 2012 to September 2012) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Gennady Padalka, RSA Fourth spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Joseph M. Acaba, NASA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 | Sergei Revin, RSA Only spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Sunita Williams, NASA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 | Yuri Malenchenko, RSA Fifth spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Akihiko Hoshide, JAXA Second spaceflight | |
References edit
- ^ a b Harding, Pete (1 July 2012). "Soyuz TMA-03M undocks from ISS and returns to Earth". NASASpaceFlight (not associated with NASA). Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Soyuz TMA-04M Spacecraft Undocks from Space Station". RIA Novosti. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ NASA HQ (2010). "NASA And Partners Assign Crews For Upcoming Space Station Missions". NASA. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Astronaut Bio: Sunita Williams
- ^ Selection of Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide as a Member of the ISS Expedition Crew
- ^ "Expedition 32 crew page". NASA. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ISS Expedition 32.
- NASA's Space Station Expeditions page