Английская Википедия:Expedition 42
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Expedition 42 was the 42nd expedition to the International Space Station. It began on 10 November 2014 with the undocking of Soyuz TMA-13M, returning the crew of Expedition 41 to Earth and ended with the undocking of Soyuz TMA-14M on 11 March 2015.[1]
Crew
| Position | First Part (November 2014) |
Second Part (November 2014 to March 2015) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Шаблон:Flagicon Barry E. Wilmore, NASA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Aleksandr Samokutyayev, RSA Second and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Yelena Serova, RSA Only spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anton Shkaplerov, RSA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Samantha Cristoforetti, ASI-ESA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Terry W. Virts, NASA Second and last spaceflight | |
- Source
- Spacefacts[2]
Mission
One of the key aspects of Mission 42 - and other missions in 2015 - is the preparation (that is, reconfiguration) of parts of the ISS to allow commercial space taxis to dock at the station. The mission requires several space walks in 2015 to prepare a berthing slip is being prepared at the forward end of the Harmony connecting node where Space Shuttles formerly docked, and another on HarmonyШаблон:'s zenith port. These new ports will allow for the Boeing's CST-100 and SpaceX's Dragon capsules to dock at the ISS. The first paid passengers are expected to arrive in 2019.[3]
Gallery
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New docking ports for CST-100 capsule.
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New docking ports for Dragon capsule.
In popular culture
- A fictionalized version of Expedition 42 is depicted in the 2013 film Gravity. The crew, never shown, is forced to evacuate the International Space Station in a Soyuz capsule before the orbital debris arrive.[4]
- To commemorate the Expedition number's connection to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comic science fiction franchise, the crew released a poster in the style of the 2005 film.[5]
References
External links
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