Soyuz TMA-13M launched 2014

Soyuz TMA-13M crew (L-R): Alexander Gerst, Reid Wiseman, Maksim Surayev

Mission patch

Soyuz TMA-13M, launched May 28, 2014, carried the members of Expedition 40 to the International Space Station.  Its crew consisted of Maksim Surayev (Roscosmos), Reid Wiseman (NASA), and Alexander Gerst (ESA).

They returned to Earth November 10, 2014.

Happy birthday, astronaut Reid Wiseman!

Reid Wiseman, born November 11, 1975 in Baltimore, Maryland(!), made his first trip to space aboard Soyuz TMA-13M to the International Space Station for Expedition 40/41.  The mission lasted from May to November 2014.  His crew mates aboard Soyuz were Maksim Surayev (Russia) and Alexander Gerst (Germany).