BISE: ISS Experiments

Experiments on the ISS

Experiments on the International Space Station took place from mid 2009 to the end of 2010. Equipment (software) and astronaut subjects will be deployed to the station starting with launches scheduled from March 2009.

Primary Subjects

Michael Barratt (M.D.)
NASA Astronaut
Departed for ISS on Thursday March 26, 2009 on TMA-14
Returned to Earth on Sunday October 11, 2009 on TMA-14

Bob Thirsk (P. Eng., MDCM, MBA)
Astronaut, Canadian Space Agency
Departed for ISS on Wednesday May 27, 2009 on TMA-15
Returned to Earth on Tuesday December 1, 2009 on TMA-15

Nicole Stott
NASA Astronaut (Mission Specialist
Departed for ISS on Friday Aug 28, 2009 on STS-128
Returned to Earth on Friday Nov 28, 2009 on STS-129

Frank De Winne
European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut
Departed for ISS on Wednesday May 27, 2009 on TMA-15
Returned to Earth on Tuesday December 1, 2009 on TMA-15

Timothy L. Kopra (Colonel, USA)
NASA Astronaut
Departed for ISS on Wednesday July 15, 2009 on STS-127
Returned to Earth on Friday September 11, 2009 on STS-128

Timothy Creamer (Colonel, USA)
NASA Astronaut
Departed for ISS on Sunday December 20, 2009 on TMA-17
Returned to Earth on Wednesday June 2, 2010 on TMA-17

Jeffrey Williams (Colonel, USA, Ret.)
NASA Astronaut
Departed for ISS on Wednesday September 30, 2009 on TMA-16
Returned to Earth on Thursday March 18, 2010 on TMA-16

Tracy Caldwell (PhD)
NASA Astronaut
Departed for ISS on Friday April 2, 2010 on TMA-18
Returned to Earth on Saturday September 25, 2010 on TMA-18

Alternates

Shannon Walker (PhD)
NASA Astronaut
Departed for ISS on Thursday June 15, 2010 on TMA-19
Returned to Earth on Thursday November 25, 2010 on TMA-19

Catherine Coleman (Colonel, USAF)
NASA Astronaut

Paolo Nespoli (Major, Italian Army)
ESA Astronaut

Douglas H. Wheelock (Colonel, USA)
NASA Astronaut
Departed for ISS on Thursday June 15, 2010 on TMA-19
Returned to Earth on Thursday November 25, 2010 on TMA-19