Expedition 12
Expedition 12 studied space-caused bone and muscle loss, explored fluids that respond to magnetic fields, and aided the development of disease-fighting drugs.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Bill McArthur, Commander
Valery Tokarev, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
4/8/06 – Expedition 12 Land
3/31/06 – Expedition 13 Dock
3/20/06 – Soyuz TMA-7 Relocation
3/3/06 – ISS Progress 19 Undock
3/29/06 – Expedition 13 Launch
12/23/05 – ISS Progress 20 Dock
11/18/05 – Soyuz TMA-7 Relocation
Spacewalks
Date: Feb. 3, 2006
Duration: 5 hours, 43 minutes
Spacewalkers: Bill McArthur, Valery Tokarev
Date: Nov. 7, 2005
Duration: 5 hours, 22 minutes
Spacewalkers: Bill McArthur, Valery Tokarev
Expedition 12 Resources
Status Reports
Expedition 12 Status Reports from September 2005 through April 2006.
Expedition Press Kit
Get an overview of Expedition 12, its crew, and the activities they conducted during their mission to the International Space Station.
Mission Science
Learn more about the range of microgravity science encompassing human research, space phsyics, and more the Expedition 12 crew has conducted.
Mission Imagery
During Expedition 12, the crew took images of the Earth views, the orbiting station, their daily lives aboard and the experiments they conducted during their stay, plus so much more. Check out some of the image highlights from Expedition 12 in the gallery.
Space Station Imagery
View imagery taken from the International Space Station since 1999 of daily crew activities, spacewalks, visiting vehicles, and the Earth below.
International Space Station News
Crew Kicks Off Week with Cargo Mission Training and Spacewalk Cleanup
Crew Off-Duty, Cosmonauts Work Cargo and Station Upkeep
Expedition 74 Works Health Research and Cargo Operations on Thursday
Station Nation: Aaron Rose, Cold Stowage Mission Manager
