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*Sergei Volkov, 35, is the youngest person to command the ISS. |
*Sergei Volkov, 35, is the youngest person to command the ISS. |
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*Garrett Reisman is the first Jewish resident of the ISS.{{Fact|date=September 2008}} |
*Garrett Reisman is the first Jewish resident of the ISS.{{Fact|date=September 2008}} |
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*Gregory Chamitoff is the first crewmember to take |
*Gregory Chamitoff is the first crewmember to take bagels with him to the station; three bags of 18 [[sesame seed]] [[Montreal-style bagel|bagels]].<ref> CTV.ca [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080601/montreal_space_bagels_080601/20080601?hub=TopStories Montreal-born astronaut brings bagels into space] Sun. Jun. 1 2008 7:29 PM ET ; CTV National News - 1 June 2008 - 11pm TV newscast</ref><ref> The Gazette (Montreal), [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6924c3b3-a4e3-4c05-b279-025fc9650627 Here's proof: Montreal bagels are out of this world], ''IRWIN BLOCK'', Tuesday June 3 2008, Section A, Page A2 </ref> |
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==Back-up crew== |
==Back-up crew== |
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Revision as of 23:40, 17 October 2008
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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.
Reisman was replaced by Gregory Chamitoff, who was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-124 on May 31, 2008.
Crew
First part: April 2008 to June 2008
- Sergei Volkov (1) Commander[2] - RSA
- Oleg Kononenko (1) Flight Engineer - RSA
- Garrett Reisman (1) - Flight Engineer - NASA
Second part: June 2008 to October 2008
- Sergei Volkov (1) Commander - RSA
- Oleg Kononenko (1) Flight Engineer - RSA
- Gregory Chamitoff (1) - Flight Engineer - NASA
(#) indicates the number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.
Crew Notes
- Sergei Volkov, 35, is the youngest person to command the ISS.
- Garrett Reisman is the first Jewish resident of the ISS.[citation needed]
- Gregory Chamitoff is the first crewmember to take bagels with him to the station; three bags of 18 sesame seed bagels.[3][4]
Back-up crew
- Maksim Surayev - Commander - RSA
- Oleg Skripochka - Flight Engineer - RSA
- Timothy Kopra - Flight Engineer - NASA (for Chamitoff)
References
- ^ NASA (2007). "STS-124". National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ 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) - ^ 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
- ^ The Gazette (Montreal), Here's proof: Montreal bagels are out of this world, IRWIN BLOCK, Tuesday June 3 2008, Section A, Page A2
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