Expedition 18
Expedition 18 was a long-duration International Space Station increment commanded by Michael Fincke with Yuri Lonchakov as flight engineer and Soyuz commander. Gregory Chamitoff transferred from Expedition 17 before STS-126 exchanged him for Sandra Magnus; STS-119 later exchanged Magnus for Koichi Wakata. The crew expanded station life-support capacity, received Shuttle and cargo traffic, completed the S6 truss power system, and performed two resident Russian-segment EVAs. Fincke and Lonchakov returned with Charles Simonyi aboard Soyuz TMA-13 while Wakata transferred to Expedition 19.
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- ISS Expedition 18Expedition EighteenInternational Space Station Expedition 18ISS EO-18
- Name
- Expedition 18
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Expedition 18 was a long-duration International Space Station increment commanded by Michael Fincke with Yuri Lonchakov as flight engineer and Soyuz commander. Gregory Chamitoff transferred from Expedition 17 before STS-126 exchanged him for Sandra Magnus; STS-119 later exchanged Magnus for Koichi Wakata. The crew expanded station life-support capacity, received Shuttle and cargo traffic, completed the S6 truss power system, and performed two resident Russian-segment EVAs. Fincke and Lonchakov returned with Charles Simonyi aboard Soyuz TMA-13 while Wakata transferred to Expedition 19.
- End Date
- 2009-04-08
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Expedition 18 expanded ISS life-support and electrical capacity, completed two resident EVAs, rotated three flight engineers by Shuttle, and safely returned Fincke and Lonchakov aboard Soyuz TMA-13.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2008-10-24
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/expedition-18/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_18
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- July 8, 2026 at 09:22:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:45 UTC
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- Expedition 18 ISS Expedition 18 Expedition Eighteen International Space Station Expedition 18 ISS EO-18
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