launched from Russia

Soyuz TMA-15

Success
MAY 27200910:34:42 UTC

Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, established first permanent six-man crew on the ISS.

launched from Pad 1/5 Baikonur

aboard Soyuz FG into LEO

Payload

Soyuz TMA-15

Expedition 20

Crew

Ascending
  • 01 Roman Romanenko from Russia
  • 02 Frank De Winne from Belgium
  • 03 Robert Thirsk from Canada
Descending
  • 01 Roman Romanenko from Russia
  • 02 Frank De Winne from Belgium
  • 03 Robert Thirsk from Canada

At the station

docked at ISS

returned to Earth Dec 1, 2009

last updated May 3, 2026