Expedition 16

    Expedition 16 landed on April 19, 2008. For the latest news and information on the International Space Station, visit the main station page. + Read more

    jsc2007e038131 -- Expedition 16
    The Expedition 16 crew members pose for a portrait at the Johnson Space Center. From the left (front row) are Russia's Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; astronaut Peggy Whitson, commander; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor. From the left (back row) are European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Léopold Eyharts, astronaut Garrett Reisman and astronaut Dan Tani, all flight engineers.

Crew Profiles

  • Commander Peggy A. Whitson

    Commander Peggy A. Whitson

    Whitson was the commander for Expedition 16. The mission was her second tour of duty aboard the station. She was a flight engineer and science officer for Expedition 5 in 2002. Whitson also worked underwater as a NEEMO 5 crew member in 2003.

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  • Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko

    Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko

    Expedition 16 was Malenchenko's second tour of duty aboard the station. He also served as commander of Expedition 7. Malenchenko was a mission specialist for STS-106 in 2000 and commanded Mir 16 in 1996.

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  • Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson

    Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson

    Anderson joined Expedition 15 as flight engineer after launching to the station aboard Atlantis on mission STS-117 and also served as a flight engineer for Expedition 16. He returned home aboard Discovery on mission STS-120.

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  • Flight Engineer Daniel Tani

    Flight Engineer Daniel M. Tani

    Tani launched to the station aboard space shuttle Discovery on STS-120 and joined Expedition 16 as a flight engineer. He returned home aboard space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-122.

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  • Flight Engineer Léopold Eyharts

    Flight Engineer Léopold Eyharts

    Eyharts, a European Space Agency astronaut from France, joined Expedition 16 as a flight engineer after launching to the station aboard space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-122. He also visited the Mir Space Station for three weeks in February 1998.

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  • Flight Engineer Garrett E. Reisman

    Flight Engineer Garrett E. Reisman

    Reisman went to the station aboard space shuttle Endeavour on STS-123 and joined Expedition 16 as a flight engineer. He stayed aboard the station and joined Expedition 17. In 2003 Reisman worked underwater as a crew member for NEEMO 5.

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  • Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

    Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

    Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor launched with Expedition 16 and landed with Expedition 15.

Overview

Multimedia

Features

Progress Docks to Space Station

Progress 28
02.07.08
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Spacewalkers Replace Solar Wing Motor

Spacewalkers Replace Solar Wing Motor
01.30.08
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Greetings from Earth Brighten Station Crew's Holidays

Expedition 16
12.21.07
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Spacewalkers Find No Solar Wing Smoking Gun

Spacewalkers Find No Solar Wing Smoking Gun
12.18.07
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Spacewalkers Complete More Harmony Hookup Work

S120-E-009759 -- The International Space Station
11.24.07
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