Expedition 25 was the 25th long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Expedition 25 began with the Soyuz TMA-18 undocking on 25 September 2010. Three new crewmembers arrived aboard the ISS 10 October 2010 on Soyuz TMA-01M to join Douglas Wheelock, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Shannon Walker, and formed the full six member crew of Expedition 25. NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock accepted command of Expedition 25 on 22 September 2010, taking over from Russia's Aleksandr Skvortsov. The departure of Wheelock, Walker and Yurchikhin on 25 November 2010 marked the official end of Expedition 25.
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(l-r) Skripochka, Kaleri, Kelly, Wheelock, Walker and YurchikhinISS expeditions← Expedition 24Expedition 26 →
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad.
The Soyuz TMA-01M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:10 pm. EDT on Thursday, 7 October 2010.
Soyuz TMA-01M was a Soyuz flight that transported three members of the Expedition 25 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-01M was the 107th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, and the first flight of the modernized TMA-M series. The spacecraft remained docked to the space station during Expedition 25, to serve as an emergency escape vehicle. The spacecraft's COSPAR ID was 2010-052A.
From left to right: Kelly, Kaleri and SkripochkaSoyuz programme (Crewed missions)← Soyuz TMA-19Soyuz TMA-20 →
Soyuz TMA-01M lands near the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz TMA-01M prime and backup crews conduct their ceremonial tour on 17 September 2010.
Soyuz TMA-01M, being rolled out to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 2010.
