Expedition 18
Expedition 18 studied medicines and vitamins for crew health. The crew also explored fire suppression techniques, air monitoring, and new solar cell technologies.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Michael Fincke, Commander
Yury Lonchakov, Flight Engineer
Gregory Chamitoff, Flight Engineer
Sandra Magnus, Flight Engineer
Koichi Wakata, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
4/8/09 – Expedition 18 Land
4/7/09 – Expedition 18 Undock
3/25/09 – STS-119 Undock
2/17/09 – STS-119 Dock
2/13/09 – ISS Progress 32 Dock
2/10/09 – ISS Progress 32 Launch
2/5/09 – ISS Progress 31 Undock
11/30/08 – ISS Progress 31 Dock
11/28/08 – STS-126 undock
11/16/08 – STS-126 Dock
11/14/08 – ISS Progress 30 Undock
Spacewalks
Date: March 23, 2009
Duration: 6 hours, 27 minutes
Spacewalks: Joseph Acaba, Richard Arnold
Date: March 21, 2009
Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Spacewalks: Steve Swanson, Joseph Acaba
Date: March 19, 2009
Duration: 6 hours, 7 minutes
Spacewalks: Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold
Date: March 10, 2009
Duration: 4 hours, 49 minutes
Spacewalks: Yury Lonchakov, Mike Fincke
Date: Dec. 23, 2008
Duration: 5 hours, 38 minutes
Spacewalks: Yury Lonchakov, Mike Fincke
Date: Nov. 24, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 7 minutes
Spacewalks: Stephen Bowen, Shane Kimbrough
Date: Nov. 22, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 57 minutes
Spacewalks: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Stephen Bowen
Date: Nov. 20, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 45 minutes
Spacewalks: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough
Date: Nov. 18, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 52 minutes
Spacewalks: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Stephen Bowen
Expedition 18 Resources
News Releases
The news releases for Expedition 18 covering a variety of mission events and other activities both on Earth and in space.
Expedition Press Kit
Get an overview of Expedition 18, 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 18 crew has conducted.
Mission Imagery
During Expedition 18, 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 18 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
