Expedition 39
Long-duration mission to the International Space Station
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Expedition 39 was the 39th expedition to the International Space Station. It marked the first time the ISS had been under command of a Japanese astronaut, space veteran Koichi Wakata. After Expedition 21 in 2009 and Expedition 35 in 2013, it was only the third time an ISS crew was led by neither a NASA nor an RSA crew member.
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began11 March 2014 UTC
Ended13 May 2014 UTC
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| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 11 March 2014 UTC |
| Ended | 13 May 2014 UTC |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-11M Soyuz TMA-12M |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-11M Soyuz TMA-12M |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Expedition 38/39: Koichi Wakata Richard A. Mastracchio Mikhail Tyurin Expedition 39/40: Aleksandr Skvortsov Oleg Artemyev Steven R. Swanson |
 Expedition 39 mission patch  (l-r) Artemyev, Swanson, Skvortsov, Tyurin, Wakata and Mastracchio | |
During Expedition 39, Astronauts Mastracchio and Swanson installed the "Veggie" project on the International Space Station.[1]
Crew
| Position | First Part (March 2014) |
Second Part (March 2014 to May 2014) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Koichi Wakata, JAXAFourth spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Richard A. Mastracchio, NASAFourth and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Mikhail Tyurin, RSAThird and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Aleksandr Skvortsov, RSA Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 | Oleg Artemyev, RSA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Steven R. Swanson, NASA Third and last spaceflight | |
