| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 21 November 2011, 23:00 UTC[1] |
| Ended | 27 April 2012, 08:15 UTC[2] |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-22 Soyuz TMA-03M |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-22 Soyuz TMA-03M |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Expedition 29/30: Dan Burbank Anton Shkaplerov Anatoli Ivanishin Expedition 30/31: Oleg Kononenko André Kuipers Don Pettit |
 Expedition 30 mission patch  (l-r) Shkaplerov, Burbank, Ivanishin, Kuipers, Kononenko and Pettit | |
Expedition 30 was the 30th long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The expedition's first three crew members – Dan Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoli Ivanishin – arrived on the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-22 on 16 November 2011,[3] during the last phase of Expedition 29. Expedition 30 formally began on 21 November 2011, with the departure from the ISS of the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft. The expedition ended on 27 April 2012, as Burbank, Shkaplerov and Ivanishin departed from the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-22, marking the beginning of Expedition 31.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Alissa de Carbonnel (16 November 2011). "Russian, U.S. crew safely dock with space station". Reuters. Retrieved 23 December 2011.