Expedition 17
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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.
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
- 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
*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
- Maksim Surayev - Commander - RSA
- Oleg Skripochka - Flight Engineer - RSA
- Timothy Kopra - Flight Engineer - NASA (for Chamitoff)
Crew notes
- Sergei Volkov, 35, is the youngest person to command the ISS.
References
- ^ NASA (2007). "STS-124". National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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