http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_19Expedition 19 is scheduled to be the 19th expedition to the International Space Station. This expedition is scheduled to start in March 2009. Expedition 19 will be the final three crew member expedition, before the crew size is increased to six crew members with Expedition 20. Because of the shift to six crew members there will be a reduction in the average duration of the expeditions from six to three months.
The expedition will be commanded by Russian Air Force Colonel Gennady Padalka.
More images here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/
Soyuz launch coverage begins at 7 a.m. EDT www.nasa.gov/station
Side note: Here is some cool news you might not have heard about.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/ma … scope.html
WASHINGTON -- NASA and Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday plans to make planetary images and data available via the Internet under a Space Act Agreement. Through this project, NASA and Microsoft jointly will develop the technology and infrastructure necessary to make the most interesting NASA content -- including high-resolution scientific images and data from Mars and the moon -- explorable on WorldWide Telescope, Microsoft's online virtual telescope for exploring the universe.
"Making NASA's scientific and astronomical data more accessible to the public is a high priority for NASA, especially given the new administration's recent emphasis on open government and transparency," said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
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