Expedition 42
Expedition 42 studied how space affects immune cells, observed pollution in Earth's atmosphere, and researched super-heated materials to create advanced alloys.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Barry Wilmore, Commander
Alexander Samoukutyaev, Flight Engineer
Elena Serova, Flight Engineer
Terry Virts, Flight Engineer
Anton Shkaplerov, Flight Engineer
Samantha Cristoforetti, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
3/11/15 – Expedition 41/42 Land
2/17/15 – ISS Progress 58 Launch/Dock
2/14/2015 – ATV-5 Undock
2/10/15 – SpaceX CRS-5 Release
1/12/15 – SpaceX CRS-5 Capture
1/10/15 – SpaceX CRS-5 Launch
11/23/14 – Expedition 42/43 Launch
Spacewalks
Date: March 1, 2015
Duration: 5 hours, 38 minutes
Spacewalkers: Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts
Date: Feb. 25, 2015
Duration: 6 hours, 43 minutes
Spacewalkers: Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts
Date: Feb. 21, 2015
Duration: 6 hours, 41 minutes
Spacewalkers: Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts
Expedition 42 Resources
News Releases
The news releases for Expedition 42 covering a variety of mission events and other activities both on Earth and in space.
Mission Blogs
The daily blog updates for Expedition 42 highlighting crew and cargo missions, spacewalks, and advanced space research.
Mission Summary
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 42 crew has conducted.
Mission Imagery
During Expedition 42, 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 42 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.
