Image above: From left are Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeffrey Williams. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

Expedition 13 schedule

The next station crew, Expedition 13, will launch on a Soyuz spacecraft March 30.

Cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS
is commander, and
astronaut Jeff Williams KD5TVQ is flight engineer.

German astronaut Thomas Reiter DF4TR, will join the Expedition 13 crew for his time onboard the station.

The shuttle flight, targeted for launch no earlier than May, will check orbiter safety improvements and re-supply the space station. The shuttle crew includes mission commander Steve Lindsey, pilot Mark Kelly, mission specialists Mike Fossum, Piers Sellers, Lisa Nowak and Stephanie Wilson.

European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter will launch on Discovery and stay on the station for several months.

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