(The full Expedition 40 crew – Photo Credit: Oleg Artemyev/Roscosmos)

With the 3 newest arrivals safely on board the station, the now-complete Expedition 40 crew have a busy couple of months ahead of them. A wide range of science experiments, cargo arrivals and spacewalks (EVAs) are scheduled in the near future. Here is a brief overview of what the astronauts and cosmonauts will be accomplishing during their stay.

3 Astronauts return to Earth after 6 months at International Space Station

(Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

After living on the International Space Station for 188 days, astronauts Koichi Wakata, Rick Mastracchio and Mikhail Tyurin returned to Earth on May 14th.