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Expedition 12
Expedition 12 landed on April 8, 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 12 Commander William McArthur and Expedition 12 Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev. Photo Credit: NASA
Briefing Materials
+ Expedition 12 Mission Status Briefing Materials, March 22, 2006
Image above: From left are Expedition 12 Commander William McArthur and Expedition 12 Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev. Photo Credit: NASA Briefing Materials
+ Expedition 12 Mission Status Briefing Materials, March 22, 2006
Crew Profiles
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Commander Bill McArthur
McArthur is a NASA astronaut and the commander for Expedition 12. He last visited the station in October of 2000 during shuttle mission STS-92.
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Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev
Tokarev is the flight engineer and Soyuz commander for Expedition 12. He is a cosmonaut representing the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos.
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› Interview
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Spaceflight Participant Gregory Olsen
Gregory Olsen launched with Expedition 12 then landed with Expedition 11 under a commercial contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency.
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Expedition 12 Backup Crew
The backup crew consists of Commander and NASA Science Officer Jeffrey Williams and Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin.
› Backup crew profile
› Backup Commander Jeffrey Williams (Bio) →
› Backup Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin (Bio) →
Features
Hamming It Up: Space to Kids Radio
Space Station Crew Back on Earth
Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev, the 12th crew of the International Space Station, landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan in their Soyuz spacecraft at 7:48 p.m. EDT Saturday af...
Station Crew Undocks, Heads Back to Earth
Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev, the 12th crew of the International Space Station, undocked in their Soyuz spacecraft from the orbiting laboratory at 4:28 p.m. EDT Saturday ...
Station Crew Moves Soyuz Spacecraft
The International Space Station crew rolled out a welcome mat for their successors early Monday, moving their Soyuz TMA spacecraft to clear a docking port for Expedition 13's arrival.
Crew Back in Station After Second Spacewalk
International Space Station crewmembers Valery Tokarev and Bill McArthur Friday completed a 5-hour, 43-minute spacewalk.
Overview
Launch Vehicle:
ISS Soyuz 11 (TMA-7)
Launch:
Sept. 30, 2005, 11:55 p.m. EDT
Docking:
Oct. 3, 2005, 1:27 a.m. EDT
Spacewalks:
Nov. 7, 2005
Feb. 3, 2006
Undocking:
April 8, 2006, 3:28 p.m. EDT
Landing:
April 8, 2006, 7:48 p.m. EDT
Time in orbit:
189 days, 19 hours and 53 minutes
+ Mission Overview
+ Expedition 12 Press Kit (2.4 Mb PDF)
ISS Soyuz 11 (TMA-7)
Launch:
Sept. 30, 2005, 11:55 p.m. EDT
Docking:
Oct. 3, 2005, 1:27 a.m. EDT
Spacewalks:
Nov. 7, 2005
Feb. 3, 2006
Undocking:
April 8, 2006, 3:28 p.m. EDT
Landing:
April 8, 2006, 7:48 p.m. EDT
Time in orbit:
189 days, 19 hours and 53 minutes
+ Mission Overview
+ Expedition 12 Press Kit (2.4 Mb PDF)
Multimedia
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Paul McCartney Wake Up Call
Paul McCartney sent a live wake up call to the Expedition 12 crew.
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Station Crew Says "Go Astros!"
Expedition 12 crew supports the Houston team in the 2005 World Series.
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Expedition 12 Gallery →
Visit the Expedition 12 photo gallery.
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Expedition 12 Arrives at Space Station
Expedition 11 welcomes the new crew onboard the station.
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Expedition 12 Launch
The Soyuz TMA spacecraft carrying the Expedition 12 crewmembers to the space station.
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