Expedition 44
Long-duration mission to the International Space Station
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Expedition 44 was the 44th expedition to the International Space Station. It commenced with the departure of Soyuz TMA-15M from the ISS with the Expedition 42/43 crew on 11 June 2015 and ended with the departure of Soyuz TMA-16M on 11 September 2015.
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began11 June 2015 UTC
Ended11 September 2015 UTC
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| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 11 June 2015 UTC |
| Ended | 11 September 2015 UTC |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-16M Soyuz TMA-17M |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-16M Soyuz TMA-17M Soyuz TMA-18M |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Expedition 43/44: Gennady I. Padalka Mikhail Korniyenko Scott J. Kelly Expedition 44/45: Oleg Kononenko Kimiya Yui Kjell N. Lindgren |
 Expedition 44 mission patch  (l-r) Kjell Lindgren, Oleg Kononenko, Kimiya Yui, Scott Kelly, Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Korniyenko | |
Yury Lonchakov was originally supposed to be the commander of Expedition 44 following being Flight Engineer 3 on Expedition 43. However, he resigned from the Russian Federal Space Agency on September 6, 2013.[1]
Crew
| Position | First Part (June to July 2015) |
Second Part (July 2015 to September 2015) |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Gennady Padalka, RSAFifth and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Mikhail Korniyenko, RSA Second and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Scott Kelly, NASAFourth and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 3 | Oleg Kononenko, RSA Third spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 4 |  Kimiya Yui, JAXAFirst spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 5 | Kjell N. Lindgren, NASA First spaceflight | |
- Source
- Spacefacts[2]
Achievements
In July 2015, Kelly and Lindgren became the first Americans ever to eat food grown entirely in space[3]
