Soyuz TMA-16M launched 2015

Soyuz TMA-16M (L-R): Scott Kelly, Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Korniyenko

Mission patch

Soyuz TMA-16M, launched March 27, 2015, transported members of Expedition 43 to the International Space Station.  Its crew consisted of Commander Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Korniyenko (both of Roscosmos), and Scott Kelly (NASA).

Korniyenko and Kelly remained aboard the ISS for a year until March 2016, while Padalka retunred to Earth in September 2015, with Andreas Mogensen (ESA) and Aidyn Aimbetov (KazCosmos).

Happy birthday, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen!

Andreas Mogensen, born November 2, 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the first Danish astronaut, from the European Space Agency.  He spent almost ten days in space aboard the International Space Station.  His mission started aboard Soyuz TMA-18M as flight engineer in September 2016.  He returned to Earth on Soyuz TMA-16M.

In 2014, he participated in NASA's Aquarius Underwater Laboratory as part of expedition NEEMO 19, which lasted 7 days.