Expedition 29 was the 29th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station. The expedition formally began on 16 September 2011, with the departure from the ISS of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecra
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(l-r) Furukawa, Fossum, Volkov, Ivanishin, Burbank and ShkaplerovISS expeditions← Expedition 28Expedition 30 →
View of Earth taken 16 September 2011 during ISS Expedition 29 from a height of 211 nautical miles (391 km)
Michael Edward Fossum is a former American astronaut, engineer, and the Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston. He flew into space on board the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-12
Fossum in 2004
Fossum during a spacewalk
A self-portrait of Fossum taken on a spacewalk, listed on Popular Science's photo gallery of the best astronaut selfies.
Fossum with a Texas A&M helmet