Expedition 16
Expedition 16 was a long-duration International Space Station increment commanded by Peggy Whitson with Yuri Malenchenko as flight engineer and Soyuz commander. Clayton Anderson transferred from Expedition 15; STS-120 exchanged him for Daniel Tani, STS-122 exchanged Tani for Léopold Eyharts, and STS-123 exchanged Eyharts for Garrett Reisman. The increment installed Harmony, Columbus, the first Kibo element, and Dextre, supported Jules Verne ATV's arrival, and completed five resident EVAs. Whitson and Malenchenko returned with Yi So-yeon aboard Soyuz TMA-11 while Reisman transferred to Expedition 17.
Identity
- Aliases
- ISS Expedition 16Expedition SixteenInternational Space Station Expedition 16ISS EO-16
- Name
- Expedition 16
- Slug
- expedition-16
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Expedition 16 was a long-duration International Space Station increment commanded by Peggy Whitson with Yuri Malenchenko as flight engineer and Soyuz commander. Clayton Anderson transferred from Expedition 15; STS-120 exchanged him for Daniel Tani, STS-122 exchanged Tani for Léopold Eyharts, and STS-123 exchanged Eyharts for Garrett Reisman. The increment installed Harmony, Columbus, the first Kibo element, and Dextre, supported Jules Verne ATV's arrival, and completed five resident EVAs. Whitson and Malenchenko returned with Yi So-yeon aboard Soyuz TMA-11 while Reisman transferred to Expedition 17.
- End Date
- 2008-04-19
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Completed. Expedition 16 expanded the ISS with Harmony, Columbus, Kibo logistics, and Dextre, completed five resident EVAs, and returned Whitson and Malenchenko safely after Soyuz TMA-11's ballistic descent.
- Program
- International Space Station
- Space Station Id
- ms7vrdmhtb6vsyh53zc92thbc984p323
- Start Date
- 2007-10-10
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
- nh7yq6807g0wz5xas5q79ekpe98a42zf
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/expedition-16/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 8:15:59 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 8:15:59 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- ISS partner agency, expedition commander and rotating flight-engineer agency, and Shuttle operator
- Organization Id
- vh7c9dcm6eswqyvh2vsqq53es57ngjhr
- Role
- ISS partner agency, Soyuz operator, and Malenchenko crew agency
- Organization Id
- vh76e0gh65et98bds1b49cvt8h89n8e5
- Role
- Columbus laboratory and Eyharts crew agency
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander; launched and returned on Soyuz TMA-11; five resident EVAs
- Astronaut Id
- td7cgghh61j3mbecrp6b7r5xt989x16j
- Role
- Flight engineer and Soyuz commander; launched and returned on Soyuz TMA-11; one resident EVA
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Flight engineer transferred from Expedition 15; returned on STS-120 Discovery
- Astronaut Id
- td724a29zv1v1mfc2wagtp6v0x89tgms
- Role
- Flight engineer; arrived on STS-120 Discovery, performed four resident EVAs, and returned on STS-122 Atlantis
- Astronaut Id
- td7cbh4jhq5ypcrvy7s4reb8v589trzp
- Role
- Flight engineer; arrived on STS-122 Atlantis and returned on STS-123 Endeavour
- Astronaut Id
- td7d57fqc9yhqmdmyjwesdzm4x89mpmr
- Role
- Flight engineer; arrived on STS-123 Endeavour and transferred to Expedition 17