Launch: Soyuz TMA-21 April, 4 2011 Landing: September 15, 2011 Launch: Soyuz TMA-02M June 7, 2011 Landing: November 21, 2011 Astronauts: Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev, Ronald Garan Jr.,Michael Fossum, Sergei Volkov and Satoshi Furukawa Expedition 28 began after the Soyuz TMA-20 undocked May 23, 2011. Three new crew members arrived June 9, 2011, on the Soyuz TMA-02M. In the foreground of the Expedition 28 patch, the International Space Station is prominently displayed to acknowledge the efforts of the entire International Space Station (ISS) team - both the crews who have assembled a
Launch: Soyuz TMA-21 April, 4 2011 Landing: September 15, 2011 Launch: Soyuz TMA-02M June 7, 2011 Landing: November 21, 2011 Astronauts: Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev, Ronald Garan Jr.,Michael Fossum, Sergei Volkov and Satoshi Furukawa Expedition 28 began after the Soyuz TMA-20 undocked May 23, 2011. Three new crew members arrived June 9, 2011, on the Soyuz TMA-02M. In the foreground of the Expedition 28 patch, the International Space Station is prominently displayed to acknowledge the efforts of the entire International Space Station (ISS) team - both the crews who have assembled and operated it, and the team of scientists, engineers, and support personnel on Earth who have provided a foundation for each successful mission. Their efforts and accomplishments have demonstrated the Space Station's capabilities as a technology test bed and a science laboratory, as well as a path to the human exploration of our solar system and beyond. This Expedition 28 patch represents the teamwork among the international partners -- USA, Russia, Japan, Canada, and the ESA - and the ongoing commitment from each partner to build, improve, and utilize the ISS. Prominently displayed in the background is our home planet, Earth - the focus of much of our exploration and research on our outpost in space. Also prominently displayed in the background is the Moon. The Moon is included in the design to stress the importance of our planet's closest neighbor to the future of our world. Expedition 28 is scheduled to occur during the time frame of the 50th anniversary of both the first human in space, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and the first American in space, astronaut, Alan Shepard. To acknowledge the significant milestone of 50 years of human spaceflight, the names "Гагарин" and "Shepard" as well as "50 Years" are included in the patch design. (
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Keywords: 2011, april4, expedition28, iss, june7, november21, september15
