National Aeronautics and Space Administration

International Space Station

MISSION SUMMARY

EXPEDITION 35begins March 15 and ends May 14. Chris Hadfield 

will become the first Canadian commander of the 

International Space Station. The next expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory will be exciting, as astronauts work 

with new experiments, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Cell Mechanosensing and the 

Canadian Space Agency’s Microflow experiment, the first miniaturized blood-cell counter in microgravity. 

• Born: Magadan, Russia

• Interests: Sports, aviation and cosmonautics history 

and astronomy 

• Spaceflights: Mir-24, Exp. 13 & Exp. 35/36

Pavel Vinogradov – Flight Engineer (Roscosmos)

(PA-vel VIN-o-grad-ov)

• Born: Schelkovo, Moscow Region, Russia

• Interests: Underwater hunting and tennis 

• Spaceflights: Exps. 20/21 and 34/35 

Roman Romanenko – Flight Engineer (Roscosmos)

(RO-man Ro-man-yenk-o) 

• Born: Statesville, N.C.

• Interests: Swimming, scuba diving and snowboarding

• Spaceflights: STS-127, Exp. 34/35

• Twitter: @AstroMarshburn

Tom Marshburn – Flight Engineer (NASA) 

• Born: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, raised in Milton, 

Ontario, Canada

• Interests: Skiing, playing guitar, singing, running and 

playing volleyball 

• Spaceflights: STS-74, STS-100, Exp. 34/35

• Twitter: @Cmdr_Hadfield

Chris Hadfield – Commander (CSA)

• Born: Yershichi, Smolensk Region, Russia

• Interests: Badminton, basketball and downhill skiing

• Spaceflights: Exp. 35/36 will be his first mission 

Aleksandr Misurkin – Flight Engineer (Roscosmos) 

(AL-ek-san-der MI-sur-kin) 

• Born: Salem, Mass., but considers York, Maine, 

to be his hometown

• STS-127 and Exp. 35/36

Chris Cassidy – Flight Engineer (NASA)

Soyuz TMA-08M Launch: March 28, 2013 Landing: Sept. 11, 2013

THE CREW:

Soyuz TMA-07M Launch: Dec. 23, 2012 Landing: May 14, 2013

Expedition 35 will continue to take advantage of the space station's unique microgravity environment and expand the 

scope of research. The crew will perform experiments that cover human research, biological and physical sciences, 

technology development and Earth observations. The crew also will engage in educational activities. 

THE SCIENCE: What’s the crew working on?
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Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

Houston, Texas 77058

www.nasa.gov

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International

Space Station

Mission

Summary

n Investigating the Structure of Paramagnetic Aggregates from 

Colloidal Emulsions - 3 (InSPACE-3) (NASA)

InSPACE-3 hopes to improve engineers' ability to design structures, 

such as bridges and buildings, to withstand better earthquake 

forces. The experiment obtains data on fluids containing ellipsoidshaped particles that change the physical properties of the 

fluids in response to magnetic fields. These fluids are called 

magnetorheological suspensions, and they are classified as smart 

materials that transition to a solid-like state by the formation and 

cross-linking of microstructures in the presence of a magnetic field. 

On Earth, these materials are used for vibration damping systems 

that can be turned on or off. 

n Sonographic Astronaut Vertebral Examination (Spinal 

Ultrasound) (NASA) 

Spinal ultrasound from ground- and space-based studies will 

characterize spinal 

changes during and after 

spaceflight. Groundbased pre- and post-flight 

MRI and high fidelity 

ultrasound, combined with 

in-flight ultrasound, will 

help assign mission health 

risks to microgravityassociated spinal 

alterations for back pain 

and potential injury. This 

research will determine the accuracy of MRI and musculoskeletal 

ultrasound in identifying the anatomy of the vertebral unit and 

develop novel imaging and training methodologies.

n Study on the Effect of Space Environment to Embryonic Stem 

Cells to Their Development (Stem Cells) (JAXA)

This stem cell research will gather information about space 

radiation's impact on the DNA repair gene response mechanism by 

examining the development of embryonic stem cells that have flown 

on the space station. The cells are launched frozen. After returning 

to Earth, they are microinjected into mouse-8-cell embryos to 

analyze the influence of the space environment on the development 

and growth of adult mice. It is important to understand space 

radiation effects to defend the human body from those influences, 

especially the possibility of developmental issues resulting from a 

long-duration spaceflight. 

n HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload - Hyperspectral Imager 

for the Coastal Ocean (HREP-HICO) (NASA) 

HREP-HICO operates a specialized visible and near-infrared 

camera to detect, identify and quantify coastal features from the 

International Space Station. The experiment retrieves coastal 

NASA astronauts Kevin Ford (left) and Tom Marshburn (right) 

conduct a session of the SPHERES program in the Kibo laboratory 

of the space station.

data including water depth and clarity, chlorophyll content and 

seafloor composition for civilian and naval purposes. Data retrieved 

from HICO have been validated with data collected from samples 

collected on the ground and used to develop algorithms to map 

indicators of water quality. 

n Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental 

Satellites-Zero-Robotics (SPHERES-Zero-Robotics) (NASA) 

The SPHERES-Zero-Robotics investigation provides an opportunity 

for high school students to design research for the space station. 

As part of a competition, students write algorithms for the 

SPHERES to accomplish tasks relevant to future space missions. 

The algorithms are tested by the SPHERES team, and the best 

designs are selected for the competition to operate the SPHERES 

satellites aboard the station.

Emblazoned with a bold 35 for the 35th expedition to the 

International Space Station, this patch portrays a natural 

moonlit view of Earth from the space station at the moment of 

sunrise. It also contains glowing 

bands of Earth's atmosphere 

dispersing the sun's bright light 

into primary colors. Earth is 

depicted as it often appears from 

space, without recognizable 

coastlines or boundaries - just 

as the international endeavor of 

living and working together in 

space blurs technical and cultural boundaries between nations. 

The orbiting outpost is the unseen central figure of the image 

because the view is from a window aboard the space station. This 

perspective commemorates the full-use of the orbiting laboratory 

as a long-duration dwelling from which humans can develop 

techniques and technologies to explore further into the solar 

system. The crew points out, "The arc of the Earth's horizon with 

the sun's arrows of light imply a bow shooting the imagination to 

Mars and the cosmos where our species may one day thrive."

Expedition 35 Pat

A screenshot of the software used for 

the Spinal Ultrasound study.