Expedition 27

ISS Expedition 27

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Mission type	ISS Expedition
Expedition
Space station	International Space Station
Began	16 March 2011, 04:27 (2011-03-16UTC04:27Z) UTC
Ended	23 May 2011, 21:35 (2011-05-23UTC21:36Z) UTC
Arrived aboard	Soyuz TMA-20 Soyuz TMA-21
Departed aboard	Soyuz TMA-20 Soyuz TMA-21
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Expedition 26/27: Dmitri Kondratyev Catherine Coleman Paolo Nespoli Expedition 27/28: Andrei Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ron Garan
Expedition 27 mission patch (l-r) Garan, Nespoli, Samokutyayev, Coleman, Borisenko and Kondratyev ISS expeditions ← Expedition 26 Expedition 28 →

Expedition 27 was the 27th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), starting on 16 March 2011. Expedition 27 saw numerous notable events, including the undocking of the Progress M-09M and Kounotori 2 spacecraft, the arrival of the Soyuz TMA-21 and Progress M-10M spacecraft, and the final rendezvous with the ISS of NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour, on its last mission, STS-134. The expedition ended on 23 May 2011 with the departure of the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft, although command of the station was ceremonially handed over to the crew of Expedition 28 on 22 May.