Expedition 24
Expeditions 23 and 24 crew researched how space affects humans and plants, studied fluid physics, and observed metals solidifying and semiconductor crystals growing.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Alexander Skvortsov, Commander
Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Flight Engineer
Mikhail Kornienko, Flight Engineer
Douglas Wheelock, Flight Engineer
Shannon Walker, Flight Engineer
Fyodor Yurchikhin, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
4/2/10 – Exp 23/24 Launch
4/4/10 – Exp 23/24 Dock
6/15/10 – Exp 24/25 Launch
6/17/10 – Exp 24/25 Dock
7/27/10 – Russian Spacewalk (6:42)
8/7/10 – U.S. Spacewalk (8:03)
8/11/10 – U.S. Spacewalk (7:26)
8/16/10 – U.S. Spacewalk (7:20)
9/25/10 – Exp 23/24 Land
11/25/10 – Exp 24/25 Land
Spacewalks
Date: Aug. 16, 2010
Duration: 7 hours, 20 minutes
Spacewalkers: Doug Wheelock, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson
Date: Aug. 11, 2010
Duration: 7 hours, 26 minutes
Spacewalkers: Doug Wheelock, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson
Date: Aug. 7, 2010
Duration: 8 hours, 3 minutes
Spacewalkers: Doug Wheelock, Tracy Caldwell-Dyson
Date: July 27, 2010
Duration: 6 hours, 42 minutes
Spacewalkers: Fyodor Yurchikhin, Mikhail Kornienko
Expedition 24 Resources
Expedition Press Kit
Get an overview of the Expedition, its crew and the activities they are working on during this 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 24 crew has conducted.
Mission Imagery
During Expedition 24, 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 24 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.
Expedition 24 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
