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Expedition 17

Expedition 17 is the 17th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS).

The first two crew members, Sergey Volkov, and Oleg Kononenko were launched on April 8 2008, aboard Soyuz TMA-12. Once at the ISS, they joined Garrett Reisman, who transfered from Expedition 16 to join the Expedition 17 crew.

If STS-124 launches on schedule, Reisman will be replaced by Gregory Chamitoff, who is scheduled to be launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on May 31, 2008.

Crew

First part: April 2008 to June 2008

Second part: June 2008 to October 2008

  • Sergei Volkov (1) Commander - RSA
  • Oleg Kononenko (1) Flight Engineer - RSA
  • Gregory Chamitoff* (1) - Flight Engineer - NASA

*Participation in Expedition 17 is contingent upon the launch of STS-124.

(#) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.

Back-up crew

Crew notes

  • Sergei Volkov, 35, is the youngest person to command the ISS.

References

  1. ^ NASA (2007). "STS-124". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ NASA (2007). "NASA Announces Three International Space Station Crews". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)