Expedition 28
| Mission type | ISS Expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space Station | International Space Station |
| Began | 23 May 2011, 21:35 UTC |
| Ended | 16 September 2011, 00:38 UTC |
| Arrived aboard |
Soyuz TMA-21 Soyuz TMA-02M |
| Departed aboard |
Soyuz TMA-21 Soyuz TMA-02M |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members |
Expedition 27/28: Andrei Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ron Garan Expedition 28/29: Sergey Volkov Mike Fossum Satoshi Furukawa |
| EVAs | 2 |
| EVA duration | 12 hours, 54 minutes |
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 (l-r) Furukawa, Fossum, Garan, Samokutyayev, Volkov and Borisenko |
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Expedition 28 was the 28th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station, and began on 23 May 2011 with the departure of the members of Expedition 27. The first three members of Expedition 28 arrived on the ISS aboard the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft on 4 April 2011, and were joined on 9 June 2011 by the three other crew members, who arrived aboard Soyuz TMA-02M. The expedition saw a number of significant events, including the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, which took place in July 2011. Expedition 28 was superseded by Expedition 29 on 16 September 2011.
Expedition 28 began with the undocking and departure of the crew of Expedition 27 on 23 May 2011 at 21:35 UTC. The crew of Soyuz TMA-20 landed safely with Expedition 27 crew members Dmitri Kondratyev, Catherine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli aboard at 2:27 UTC on 24 May.
Before departing the vicinity of the International Space Station, the crew of TMA-20 photographed the exterior of the station during a fly-around, capturing photos of the Space Shuttle Endeavour docked with the ISS on its final mission, STS-134.
At the time Expedition 28 began, Space Shuttle Endeavour was docked to the ISS on her final mission, STS-134. During this mission, the crew of Endeavour installed on the station's exterior the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and several spare parts to aid in station operations after the retirement of the Space Shuttle. STS-134 was the 36th Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
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