Commander Pavel Vinogradov and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams, the 13th crew of the International Space Station, landed safely in their Soyuz spacecraft at 9:13 p.m. EDT Thursday in the steppes of...
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Expedition 13
Expedition 13 landed on Sept. 28, 2006. For the latest news and information on the International Space Station, visit the main station page. + Read more
Image above: From left are Expedition 13 Flight Engineer and European Space Agency Astronaut Thomas Reiter, Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeffrey Williams. Reiter joined the Expedition 14 crew on Sept. 20, 2006. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Briefing Materials
+ Expedition 13 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 30, 2006
+ Expedition 13 Preflight Briefing Materials, March 22, 2006
Image above: From left are Expedition 13 Flight Engineer and European Space Agency Astronaut Thomas Reiter, Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeffrey Williams. Reiter joined the Expedition 14 crew on Sept. 20, 2006. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Briefing Materials
+ Expedition 13 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 30, 2006
+ Expedition 13 Preflight Briefing Materials, March 22, 2006
Crew Profiles
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Commander Pavel Vinogradov
Vinogradov is a cosmonaut representing the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, and the commander for Expedition 13.
› Biography →
› Interview
› Menu (79 Kb PDF)
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Flight Engineer Jeffrey Williams
Williams is the flight engineer and science officer for Expedition 13. He has visited the International Space Station before on shuttle mission STS-101.
› Biography →
› Interview
› Menu (80 Kb PDF)
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Flight Engineer Thomas Reiter (ESA)
Reiter is a European Space Agency astronaut and the second flight engineer for Expedition 13. He joined the Expedition 13 crew on July 6, 2006, after launching on the shuttle Discovery's STS-121 mission. He joined the Expedition 14 crew on Sept. 20, 2006.
› Biography →
› Interview
› STS-121 Mission Overview
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Brazilian Astronaut Marcos Pontes
Pontes is a Brazilian Space Agency astronaut. He launched with Expedition 13 and landed with Expedition 12 under a commercial contract with Roscosmos.
› Biography →
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Expedition 13 Backup Crew
The backup crew consists of Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Fincke and Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin.
› Backup Commander Michael Fincke (Bio) →
› Backup Flight Engineer Fyodor Yurchikhin (Bio) →
Features
Space Station Crew Back on Earth
Progress Docks With Space Station
A new Progress docked to the International Space Station at 12:25 p.m. EDT with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, water and other supplies aboard.
Jeff Williams' Mission Journals
Join Flight Engineer Jeff Williams as he leads you through life aboard the space station.
Progress With Equipment, Supplies Docks at Station
A new unpiloted Progress cargo carrier docked at the International Space Station at 1:41 p.m. EDT Wednesday.
New Crew Docks With Space Station
The Soyuz spacecraft with the 13th International Space Station crew, Commander Pavel Vinogradov and NASA Science Officer Jeffrey Williams, docked with the orbiting laboratory at 11:19 p.m. EST Friday.
Overview
Launch Vehicle:
ISS Soyuz 12 (TMA-8)
Launch:
March 29, 2006,
9:30 p.m. EST
Docking:
March 31, 2006,
11:19 p.m. EST
Spacewalks:
June 1-2, 2006
August 3, 2006
Undocking:
Sept. 28, 2006,
5:53 p.m. EDT
Landing:
Sept. 28, 2006
9:13 p.m. EDT
Time in orbit:
182 days, 23 hours and 44 minutes
+ Mission Overview
+ Expedition 13 Press Kit (4.8 Mb PDF)
ISS Soyuz 12 (TMA-8)
Launch:
March 29, 2006,
9:30 p.m. EST
Docking:
March 31, 2006,
11:19 p.m. EST
Spacewalks:
June 1-2, 2006
August 3, 2006
Undocking:
Sept. 28, 2006,
5:53 p.m. EDT
Landing:
Sept. 28, 2006
9:13 p.m. EDT
Time in orbit:
182 days, 23 hours and 44 minutes
+ Mission Overview
+ Expedition 13 Press Kit (4.8 Mb PDF)
Multimedia
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Expedition 13 Gallery
Follow the crewmembers of Expedition 13 during their mission to the International Space Station.
› View Preflight Photo Gallery
› View Mission Gallery
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Aug. 3 Spacewalk Highlights
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Memorial Day Message From the Space Station
We honor the sacrifices of the men and women who serve our country… and those who have given their lives in the name of freedom.
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