Expedition 44
Expedition 44 was a 2015 International Space Station increment commanded by Roscosmos cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. The crew continued the Kelly-Kornienko one-year mission, recovered from the SpaceX CRS-7 launch failure by relying on subsequent Progress resupply, captured Japan's Kounotori 5 cargo vehicle, and supported research in human physiology, plant growth, materials, and Earth observation.
Identity
- Name
- Expedition 44
- Slug
- expedition-44
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Expedition 44 was a 2015 International Space Station increment commanded by Roscosmos cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. The crew continued the Kelly-Kornienko one-year mission, recovered from the SpaceX CRS-7 launch failure by relying on subsequent Progress resupply, captured Japan's Kounotori 5 cargo vehicle, and supported research in human physiology, plant growth, materials, and Earth observation.
- End Date
- 2015-09-11
- Outcome
- Completed. Expedition 44 began after Soyuz TMA-15M departed, expanded with Soyuz TMA-17M, and ended when Soyuz TMA-16M undocked with Gennady Padalka, Andreas Mogensen, and Aidyn Aimbetov after a visiting-crew handover.
- Program
- International Space Station
- Space Station Id
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- Start Date
- 2015-06-11
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/expedition-44/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_44
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/6/2026, 9:32:03 PM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 7/6/2026, 9:32:03 PM
Other
- Affiliations
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- Role
- ISS partner agency
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- ISS partner agency
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- Crew
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- Role
- Commander
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- Role
- Flight Engineer-2
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- Role
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- Role
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- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Flight Engineer-5
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Flight Engineer-6