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Expedition 43

Expedition 43 was a 2015 International Space Station increment commanded by NASA astronaut Terry Virts. The crew supported the beginning of the Kelly-Kornienko one-year mission, Dragon CRS-6 operations, research into human adaptation to long-duration spaceflight, and station maintenance work tied to future commercial crew docking capability.

Expedition 43
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ISS Expedition 43Expedition Forty-ThreeInternational Space Station Expedition 43ISS EO-43
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Expedition 43
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Expedition 43 was a 2015 International Space Station increment commanded by NASA astronaut Terry Virts. The crew supported the beginning of the Kelly-Kornienko one-year mission, Dragon CRS-6 operations, research into human adaptation to long-duration spaceflight, and station maintenance work tied to future commercial crew docking capability.
End Date
2015-06-11
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The increment began the joint U.S.-Russian One-Year Mission, studied spaceflight health effects and synthetic robotic muscles, installed meteor-observation hardware, supported Dragon CRS-6, and ended with the TMA-15M crew's safe return.
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2015-03-11
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July 6, 2026 at 21:20:32 UTC
Updated Time
July 29, 2026 at 08:53:31 UTC

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