Expedition 28
Expeditions 27 and 28 installed a dark matter experiment, tested the Robonaut astronaut helper, and explored how space affects vision, the body, and the mind.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Andrey Borisenko, Commander
Alexander Samokutyaev, Flight Engineer
Ronald Garan, Flight Engineer
Michael Fossum, Flight Engineer
Sergei Volkov, Flight Engineer
Satoshi Furukawa, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
9/15/11 – Expedition 27/28 Land
7/19/11 – STS-135 Undock
7/10/11 – STS-135 Dock
6/23/11 – ISS Progress 43 Dock
6/21/11 – ISS Progress 43 Launch
6/9/11 – Expedition 28/29 Dock
6/7/11 – Expedition 28/29 Launch
5/29/11 – STS-134 Undock
Spacewalks
Date: Aug. 3, 2011
Duration: 6 hours, 23 minutes
Spacewalkers: Sergei Volkov, Alexander Samokutyaev
Date: July 12, 2011
Duration: 6 hours, 31 minutes
Spacewalkers: Ron Garan, Mike Fossum
Date: May 27, 2011
Duration: 7 hours, 24 minutes
Spacewalkers: Andrew Feustel, Greg Chamitoff
Date: May 25, 2011
Duration: 6 hours, 54 minutes
Spacewalkers: Andrew Feustel, Mike Fincke
Date: May 22, 2011
Duration: 8 hours, 7 minutes
Spacewalkers: Andrew Feustel, Mike Fincke
Date: May 20, 2011
Duration: 6 hours, 19 minutes
Spacewalkers: Andrew Feustel, Greg Chamitoff
Expedition 28 Resources
News Releases
The news releases for Expedition 28 covering a variety of mission events and other activities both on Earth and in space.
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 28 crew has conducted.
Mission Imagery
During Expedition 28, 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 28 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 28 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
