| ISS Expedition 19 | |
| Insignia: | ISS Expedition 19 Patch.svg |
| Insignia Caption: | Expedition 19 mission patch |
| Mission Type: | ISS Expedition |
| Mission Duration: | 61 days, 23 hours, 29 minutes |
| Crew Size: | 3 |
| Crew Members: | Gennady Padalka Michael Barratt Koichi Wakata
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| Crew Photo: | Expedition 19 crew portrait.jpg |
| Crew Photo Caption: | (Left to right) Michael Barratt, Gennady Padalka, Koichi Wakata |
| Space Station: | International Space Station |
| Start Date: | UTC |
| End Date: | UTC |
| Arrival Craft: | Soyuz TMA-14 Wakata: STS-119 |
| Departure Craft: | Soyuz TMA-14 Wakata: STS-127 |
| Previous Mission: | Expedition 18 |
| Next Mission: | Expedition 20 |
| Programme: | ISS expeditions |
Expedition 19 was the 19th long-duration flight to the International Space Station. This expedition launched on 26 March 2009, at 11:49 UTC aboard the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft.[1] Expedition 19 was the final three crew member expedition, before the crew size increased to six crew members with Expedition 20.
The expedition was commanded by Russian Air Force Colonel Gennady Padalka. On 31 March 2009, Padalka raised an issue concerning shared use of facilities such as exercise equipment and toilet facilities. Padalka claims that initial approval to use exercise equipment owned by the U.S. government was subsequently turned down. Russian and American members of the crew have now been informed to use only their own toilets and not to share rations. The result was a general lowering of morale on the station.[2]
| Position[3] | Crew Member |
|---|---|
| Commander |  Gennady Padalka, RSAThird spaceflight |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Michael Barratt, NASAFirst spaceflight |
| Flight Engineer 2 |  Koichi Wakata, JAXAThird Spaceflight |
Maksim Surayev – Commander – RSA (For Padalka) Jeffrey Williams – Flight Engineer – NASA (For Barratt) Soichi Noguchi – Flight Engineer – JAXA (For Wakata)