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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
Expedition 42 News
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New NASA Earth Science Missions Expand View of Our Home Planet
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Updated Dates Announced for Space Station U.S. Spacewalks
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NASA TV Previews and Broadcasts Space Station U.S. Spacewalks
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NASA Joins White House, from Ground and Space, to Discuss State of…