In Star City approved a new expedition crew on ISS

Interagency Committee approved the composition of primary and duplicate crews following a long expedition to the ISS. Notice appears on Roskosmosa.

In the main crew includes Russian Oleg Kotov, Japanese and American Soyichy Nohuchy Timothy Krimer. Backup crew includes astronaut Roskosmosa Anton Shkaplerova, the Japanese Space Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukavy and the American Space Agency astronaut Douglas Uyiloka Dhaka. The decision of allegation made by the crew was up to the examination, which passed both the crew to "excellent" clarifies the ITAR-Tass. Cosmonauts and astronauts performed various tasks for the Russian segment of ISS mockups and ship series Soyuz TMA.

Start the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-17, which deliver of mission to the ISS orbit, scheduled for December 21, 2009.

Members of the provisional expedition returned to Earth on Dec. 1. Because of bad weather delayed a day astronauts in Kazakhstan.