Expedition 15
Expedition 15 was a long-duration International Space Station increment commanded by Fyodor Yurchikhin with Oleg Kotov as flight engineer. Sunita Williams transferred from Expedition 14 and returned on STS-117 Atlantis, which brought Clayton Anderson as her replacement. The increment supported station research, assembly, maintenance, three resident EVAs, and the STS-117 and STS-118 assembly flights. Yurchikhin and Kotov returned with Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor aboard Soyuz TMA-10, while Anderson transferred to Expedition 16.
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- ISS Expedition 15Expedition FifteenInternational Space Station Expedition 15ISS EO-15
- Name
- Expedition 15
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Expedition 15 was a long-duration International Space Station increment commanded by Fyodor Yurchikhin with Oleg Kotov as flight engineer. Sunita Williams transferred from Expedition 14 and returned on STS-117 Atlantis, which brought Clayton Anderson as her replacement. The increment supported station research, assembly, maintenance, three resident EVAs, and the STS-117 and STS-118 assembly flights. Yurchikhin and Kotov returned with Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor aboard Soyuz TMA-10, while Anderson transferred to Expedition 16.
- End Date
- 2007-10-21
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Expedition 15 supported station science and assembly, performed three resident EVAs, exchanged Williams for Anderson, and returned Yurchikhin and Kotov safely after Soyuz TMA-10's ballistic descent.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2007-04-07
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/expedition-15/
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 08:09:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:56 UTC
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- Expedition 15 ISS Expedition 15 Expedition Fifteen International Space Station Expedition 15 ISS EO-15
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