The first members of the International Space Station Expedition 19 launched to the International Space Station on March 26, 2009. The crew will remain on the station for approximately six months.
This patch is made by AB Emblems, the NASA contractor for mission emblems. It is the 4 inch diameter format. NOTE: This particular patch is actually 4.5 inches in diameter an is somewhat larger then the other 4 inch format patches.
The first members of the International Space Station Expedition 19 launched to the Space Station in March 2009 The crew will remain on the station for approximately six months.
Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (center), Expedition 19 commander; NASA astronaut Michael Barratt (left) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, both flight engineers. Padalka and Barratt are launched to the International Space Station in the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in March 2009. Wakata flew to the station on STS-119 and will serve as a flight engineer for Expeditions 18 and 19. - Photo Credit: NASA
Above: The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad on March 24, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
