Expedition 20 Official Patch Designs Expedition 20 will be the 20th long duration mission on-board the International Space Station (ISS) and the first to include six crew members.
Expedition 20 begins with the Soyuz TMA-14 docking and the arrival of three new crew members in May 2009.
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, International Space Station commander, and NASA astronaut Michael R. Barratt will launch in March 2009 on Soyuz TMA-14 and return in October 2009 on the same vehicle.
NASA astronaut Tim Kopra will launch on STS-127 and return on STS-128.
Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne will launch in May 2009 on Soyuz TMA-15 and return in November 2009 on the same vehicle.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk will launch in May 2009 on Soyuz TMA-15 and return on STS-129.
NASA astronaut Nicole Stott will launch on STS-128 and return in November 2009 on Soyuz TMA-15.Padalka will be the first commander of two consecutive ISS expeditions (Expedition 19 and 20).
