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{{Short description|17th expedition to the International Space Station}}
{{Short description|17th expedition to the International Space Station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = ISS Expedition 17
| name = Expedition 17
| image = Expedition 17 crew poster.jpg
| image = Expedition 17 crew poster.jpg
| image_caption = Promotional Poster
| image_caption = Promotional Poster
| insignia = ISS Expedition 17 patch.svg
| insignia = ISS Expedition 17 Patch.svg
| insignia_caption = Expedition 17 mission patch
| insignia_caption = Expedition 17 mission patch


| mission_type = ISS Expedition
| mission_type = [[List of International Space Station expeditions|Long-duration expedition]]
| mission_duration =
| mission_duration =
| orbits_completed =
| orbits_completed =


| crew_size = 3
| crew_size = 3
| crew_members = [[Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov|Sergei Volkov]]*<br/>[[Oleg Kononenko]]<br/>[[Garrett Reisman]]* (to June)<br/>[[Gregory Chamitoff]]† (from June)<br/><small>* - transferred from Expedition 16<br/>† - transferred to Expedition 18</small>
| crew_members = [[Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov|Sergey Volkov]]*<br/>[[Oleg Kononenko]]<br/>[[Garrett Reisman]]* (to June)<br/>[[Gregory Chamitoff]]† (from June)<br/><small>* – transferred from Expedition 16<br/>† – transferred to Expedition 18</small>
| crew_EVAs =
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| crew_EVA_duration =
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'''Expedition 17''' was the 17th expedition to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS).
'''Expedition 17''' was the 17th expedition to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS).
The first two crew members, [[Sergey Volkov (astronaut)|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.
The first two crew members, [[Sergey Volkov (astronaut)|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|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.
Reisman was replaced by [[Gregory Chamitoff]], who launched aboard the [[Space Shuttle Discovery|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.
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! Position<ref name="crew">{{Cite web | url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/feb/HQ_0739_Three_ISS_Crews.html | title=NASA Announces Three International Space Station Crews | access-date=8 November 2007 | publisher=[[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] | year=2007 | author=NASA}}</ref><br>
! Position<ref name="crew">{{Cite web | url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/feb/HQ_0739_Three_ISS_Crews.html | title=NASA Announces Three International Space Station Crews | access-date=8 November 2007 | publisher=[[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] | year=2007 | author=NASA | archive-date=26 May 2012 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526234647/http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/feb/HQ_0739_Three_ISS_Crews.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><br>
! First Part<br /><small>(April 2008 to June 2008)</small>
! First Part<br /><small>(April 2008 to June 2008)</small>
! Second Part<br /><small>(June 2008 to October 2008)</small>
! Second Part<br /><small>(June 2008 to October 2008)</small>
|-
|-
! Commander
! Commander
| colspan="2" | {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov|Sergei Volkov]], [[Russian Federal Space Agency|RSA]]<br>First spaceflight<br>[[Soyuz TMA-12]] Commander
| colspan="2" | {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov|Sergey Volkov]], [[Russian Federal Space Agency|RSA]]<br>First spaceflight<br>[[Soyuz TMA-12]] commander
|-
|-
! Flight Engineer 1
! Flight Engineer 1
| colspan="2" | {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Oleg Kononenko]], RSA<br>First spaceflight<br>
| colspan="2" | {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Oleg Kononenko]], [[Russian Federal Space Agency|RSA]]<br>First spaceflight<br>
|-
|-
! Flight Engineer 2
! Flight Engineer 2
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Garrett Reisman]], [[NASA]]<br>First spaceflight
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Garrett Reisman]], [[NASA]]<br>First spaceflight
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Gregory Chamitoff]], NASA<br>First spaceflight
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Gregory Chamitoff]], [[NASA]]<br>First spaceflight
|}
|}


*Sergei Volkov, 35, was the youngest person to command the ISS.<ref>{{cite news |title=First Korean astronaut quits space station |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-04-19/news/27730860_1_soyuz-space-programme-space-base |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=19 April 2008 |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>
*Sergei Volkov, 35, was the youngest person to command the ISS.<ref>{{cite news |title=First Korean astronaut quits space station |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-04-19/news/27730860_1_soyuz-space-programme-space-base |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234220/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-04-19/news/27730860_1_soyuz-space-programme-space-base |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2016 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=19 April 2008 |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>
*Garrett Reisman was the first Jewish resident of the ISS.<ref name="first">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/650413/jewish/Spiritual-Sendoff-for-Jewish-Astronaut.htm|title=Chasidic Gathering in Florida Sends Off Jewish Astronaut|access-date=30 November 2008|publisher=Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center |date=13 March 2008|author=Joshua Runyan & Tamar Runyan}}</ref>
*Garrett Reisman was the first Jewish resident of the ISS.<ref name="first">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/650413/jewish/Spiritual-Sendoff-for-Jewish-Astronaut.htm|title=Chasidic Gathering in Florida Sends Off Jewish Astronaut|access-date=30 November 2008|publisher=Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center |date=13 March 2008|author=Joshua Runyan & Tamar Runyan}}</ref>
*Gregory Chamitoff was the first crewmember to take bagels with him to the station; three bags of 18 [[sesame seed]] [[Montreal-style bagel|bagels]].<ref>CTV.ca [https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal-born-astronaut-brings-bagels-into-space-1.299619 Montreal-born astronaut brings bagels into space] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602184347/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080601/montreal_space_bagels_080601/20080601?hub=TopStories |date=2 June 2008 }} Sun. Jun. 1 2008 7:29 PM ET ; CTV National News - 1 June 2008 - 11pm TV newscast</ref><ref>Block, Irwin (3 June 2008) [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6924c3b3-a4e3-4c05-b279-025fc9650627 "Here's proof: Montreal bagels are out of this world"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604161249/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6924c3b3-a4e3-4c05-b279-025fc9650627 |date=4 June 2008 }}, ''The Gazette'' (Montreal), Section A, Page A2</ref>
*Gregory Chamitoff was the first crewmember to take bagels with him to the station; three bags of 18 [[sesame seed]] [[Montreal-style bagel|bagels]].<ref>CTV.ca [https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal-born-astronaut-brings-bagels-into-space-1.299619 Montreal-born astronaut brings bagels into space] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602184347/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080601/montreal_space_bagels_080601/20080601?hub=TopStories |date=2 June 2008 }} Sun. Jun. 1 2008 7:29 PM ET ; CTV National News – 1 June 2008 – 11pm TV newscast</ref><ref>Block, Irwin (3 June 2008) [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6924c3b3-a4e3-4c05-b279-025fc9650627 "Here's proof: Montreal bagels are out of this world"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604161249/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6924c3b3-a4e3-4c05-b279-025fc9650627 |date=4 June 2008 }}, ''The Gazette'' (Montreal), Section A, Page A2</ref>
*Reisman launched to the station on [[STS-123]] in March, which was during the [[Expedition 16]] spaceflight. He landed on [[STS-124]].
*Reisman launched to the station on [[STS-123]] in March, which was during the [[Expedition 16]] spaceflight. He landed on [[STS-124]].
*Chamitoff launched to the station on STS-124 in June, and stayed through [[Expedition 18]], leaving the station on [[STS-126]] in November.
*Chamitoff launched to the station on STS-124 in June, and stayed through [[Expedition 18]], leaving the station on [[STS-126]] in November.


===Backup crew===
===Backup crew===
* [[Maksim Surayev]] - Commander - RSA (for Volkov)
* [[Maksim Surayev]] – Commander – RSA (for Volkov)
* [[Oleg Skripochka]] - Flight Engineer - RSA (for Kononenko)
* [[Oleg Skripochka]] – Flight Engineer – RSA (for Kononenko)
* [[Timothy L. Kopra|Timothy Kopra]] - Flight Engineer - NASA (for Chamitoff)
* [[Timothy L. Kopra|Timothy Kopra]] – Flight Engineer – NASA (for Chamitoff)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|ISS Expedition 17}}
{{commons category|ISS Expedition 17}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071107071017/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-17/ndxpage1.html Expedition 17 Photography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071107071017/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-17/ndxpage1.html Expedition 17 Photography]


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Expedition 17
Promotional Poster
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began8 April 2008 (2008-04-08)
Ended24 October 2008 (2008-10-25)
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-123
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Chamitoff: STS-124[1]
Space Shuttle Discovery
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-124[1]
Space Shuttle Discovery
Chamitoff: STS-126
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Crew
Crew size3
MembersSergey Volkov*
Oleg Kononenko
Garrett Reisman* (to June)
Gregory Chamitoff† (from June)
* – transferred from Expedition 16
† – transferred to Expedition 18

Expedition 17 mission patch

(Left to right) Greg Chamitoff, Garrett Reisman, Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko

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

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Position[2]
 First Part
(April 2008 to June 2008) 		Second Part
(June 2008 to October 2008)
Commander Russia Sergey Volkov, RSA
First spaceflight
Soyuz TMA-12 commander
Flight Engineer 1 Russia Oleg Kononenko, RSA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 United States Garrett Reisman, NASA
First spaceflight 		United States Gregory Chamitoff, NASA
First spaceflight
  • Sergei Volkov, 35, was the youngest person to command the ISS.[3]
  • Garrett Reisman was the first Jewish resident of the ISS.[4]
  • Gregory Chamitoff was the first crewmember to take bagels with him to the station; three bags of 18 sesame seed bagels.[5][6]
  • Reisman launched to the station on STS-123 in March, which was during the Expedition 16 spaceflight. He landed on STS-124.
  • Chamitoff launched to the station on STS-124 in June, and stayed through Expedition 18, leaving the station on STS-126 in November.

Backup crew

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  1. ^ a b NASA (2007). "STS-124". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  2. ^ NASA (2007). "NASA Announces Three International Space Station Crews". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  3. ^ "First Korean astronaut quits space station". The Economic Times. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ^ Joshua Runyan & Tamar Runyan (13 March 2008). "Chasidic Gathering in Florida Sends Off Jewish Astronaut". Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  5. ^ CTV.ca Montreal-born astronaut brings bagels into space Archived 2 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 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" Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Gazette (Montreal), Section A, Page A2
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