Terry Virts, born December 1, 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland, has been in space twice.
His first mission was aboard Endeavour (STS-130) as pilot to the International Space Station in February 2010. Its primary payloads were the Tranquility module and the Cupola, a control station that provided a 360° view of the station.
His second trip was aboard Soyuz TMA-15M, launched in November 2014. He participated in Expedition 42 and served as commander of Expedition 43.
Samantha Cristoforetti, born April 26, 1977 in Milan, Itlay, has been in space once. She is the first Italian woman in space, and currently holds th erecord for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight for a European astronaut, at 199 days and 16 hours.
She went into space aboard Soyuz TMA-15M as flight engineer to the International Space Station in November 2014. She remained aboard for more than 199 days, returning to Earth in June 2015. She participated in Expeditions 42 and 43.
Soyuz TMA-15M crew (L-R): Anton Shkaplerov, Samantha Cristoforetti, Terry Virts
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Soyuz TMA-15M, launched November 23, 2014, carried the crew of Expedition 42 to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Commander Anton Shkaplerov (Roscosmos), Samantha Cristoforetti (ESA) and Terry Virts (NASA).
They returned to Earth in June 2015 after almost 200 days in space.
Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, born February 20, 1972 in Sevastopol, Ukraine, is a veteran of three space flights to the International Space Station. He has served as an instructor and pilot for the Russian Air Force.
His first flight was as commander of Soyuz TMA-22, which launched in November 2011 and returned to Earth in April 2012. He served as flight engineer for Expeditions 29 and 30. He made on EVA during the mission with fellow cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, which lasted 6 hours, 15 minutes.
His second flight was as commander of Soyuz TMA-15M, launched in November 2014 and returned to Earth June 2015 after 199 days in space. Shkaplerov's total time in space was up to 365 days. He was part of Expeditions 42 and 43.
His third flight was as commander of Soyuz MS-07, launched in December 2017 and returned to Earth in June 2018 after 166 days. He participated in Expeditions 54 and 55. He performed another EVA with fellow cosmonaut and Expedition 54 commander Alexander Misurkin, which lasted 8 hours, 13 minutes, the longest Russian spacewalk ever.
