Expedition 17 Explained

ISS Expedition 17
Insignia:ISS Expedition 17 Patch.svg
Insignia Caption:Expedition 17 mission patch
Mission Type:ISS Expedition
Crew Size:3
Crew Members:Sergei Volkov
Crew Photo:Expedition 17 crew portrait B.jpg
Crew Photo Caption:(Left to right) Greg Chamitoff, Garrett Reisman, Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko
Space Station:International Space Station
Arrival Craft:Soyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-123

Chamitoff: STS-124[1]
Departure Craft:Soyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-124

Chamitoff: STS-126
Previous Mission:Expedition 16
Next Mission:Expedition 18
Programme:ISS expeditions

Expedition 17 was the 17th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS).The first two crew members, Sergey Volkov, and Oleg Kononenko were launched on 8 April 2008, aboard the Soyuz TMA-12. Once aboard the station, they joined Garrett Reisman, who transferred from Expedition 16 to join the Expedition 17 crew.

Reisman was replaced by Gregory Chamitoff, who launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-124 on 31 May 2008. Volkov and Kononenko landed safely on 24 October 2008, while Chamitoff remained aboard the station as an Expedition 18 crewmember.

Crew

Position[2]
First Part
(April 2008 to June 2008)
Second Part
(June 2008 to October 2008)
Commander Sergei Volkov, RSA
First spaceflight
Soyuz TMA-12 Commander
Flight Engineer 1 Oleg Kononenko, RSA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Garrett Reisman, NASA
First spaceflight
Gregory Chamitoff, NASA
First spaceflight

Backup crew

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STS-124. 8 November 2007. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2007. NASA.
  2. Web site: NASA Announces Three International Space Station Crews . 8 November 2007 . . 2007 . NASA . 26 May 2012 . https://archive.today/20120526234647/http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/feb/HQ_0739_Three_ISS_Crews.html . dead .
  3. News: First Korean astronaut quits space station . . 19 April 2008 . 24 June 2012.
  4. Web site: Chasidic Gathering in Florida Sends Off Jewish Astronaut. 30 November 2008. Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center . 13 March 2008. Joshua Runyan & Tamar Runyan.
  5. CTV.ca Montreal-born astronaut brings bagels into space Sun. Jun. 1 2008 7:29 PM ET ; CTV National News – 1 June 2008 – 11pm TV newscast
  6. Block, Irwin (3 June 2008) "Here's proof: Montreal bagels are out of this world", The Gazette (Montreal), Section A, Page A2