ISS020-E-005049 (29 May 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 20 flight engineer, ingresses the International Space Station after arriving onboard a Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft with European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne (out of frame) and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (out of frame), both flight engineers. The crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 5:34 a.m. (CDT), May 27, 2009, and arrived at the station at 7:34 a.m. (CDT) on May 29, beginning Expedition 20 and six-person crew operations.
Date May 29, 2009