{"product_id":"expedition-40-nasa-crewphoto-reid-wiseman-11251","title":"Expedition 40 - crewsigned NASA litho – Reid Wiseman","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEXPEDITION 40 COMPLETE CREW-SIGNED NASA PORTRAIT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOfficial 8 × 10-Inch NASA Lithograph • Signed by All Six Crew Members\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing Reid Wiseman, Artemis II Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptionally rare official \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNASA Expedition 40 crew portrait\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 × 10 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and hand-signed by all six astronauts and cosmonauts who served aboard the International Space Station during the expedition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe complete crew represented NASA, Roscosmos and the European Space Agency:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteven R. Swanson — NASA astronaut and Expedition 40 Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Skvortsov — Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOleg Artemyev — Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaksim Suraev — Roscosmos cosmonaut and Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst — ESA astronaut and Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG. Reid Wiseman — NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNASA’s official Expedition 40 portrait identifies all six crew members and shows, from left, Alexander Skvortsov, Steve Swanson, Oleg Artemyev, Alexander Gerst, Maksim Suraev and Reid Wiseman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpedition 40: International Research in Low Earth Orbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpedition 40 was conducted aboard the International Space Station in 2014, during a mature phase of continuous human occupation in orbit. The six-person crew supported a broad program of scientific research, spacecraft operations, station maintenance and international cooperation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe expedition brought together two separate Soyuz crews. Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev had arrived aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-12M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while Suraev, Gerst and Wiseman reached the station aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-13M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring their time together, the crew worked on investigations involving human physiology, medicine, materials science, Earth observation, technology development and the effects of long-duration spaceflight. The ISS also served as a test platform for systems and procedures intended to support future exploration beyond low Earth orbit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman: From Expedition 40 to Artemis II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis portrait has particular historical importance because it includes the signature of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpedition 40 marked Wiseman’s first spaceflight. He launched aboard Soyuz TMA-13M with Maksim Suraev and Alexander Gerst and served as a flight engineer during Expeditions 40 and 41. Over approximately 165 days in orbit, Wiseman and his crewmates supported more than 300 scientific investigations and technology experiments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiseman also completed two spacewalks during the mission and later served as Chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe subsequently became commander of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtemis II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, NASA’s first crewed Orion mission around the Moon and the first crewed lunar voyage of the Artemis era. The Artemis II crew also included NASA astronauts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictor Glover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristina Koch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together with Canadian Space Agency astronaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJeremy Hansen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiseman’s signature therefore connects this ISS portrait with two major phases of modern human spaceflight: long-duration international operations in low Earth orbit and the renewed human exploration of the Moon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpedition 40 was also the first spaceflight of German ESA astronaut and geophysicist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His mission was known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Dot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and included an extensive program of scientific, technological and educational work aboard the station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerst later returned to the ISS in 2018 and became the first German to command the orbital laboratory. He has remained closely involved in European astronaut operations and preparations for future ISS and lunar missions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Complete Expedition 40 Crew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteven Swanson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e commanded Expedition 40 and was a veteran of two earlier Space Shuttle missions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Skvortsov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e served as a Roscosmos flight engineer and later returned to the station for an additional long-duration mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOleg Artemyev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was making his first spaceflight and participated in Russian-segment operations and extravehicular activities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaksim Suraev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a veteran cosmonaut and commander of Soyuz TMA-13M.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was flying his first mission and later became Germany’s first ISS commander.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was also on his first spaceflight and later commanded Artemis II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollecting Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete six-person Expedition crew portraits are considerably more difficult to assemble than photographs signed by a single Soyuz crew. 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