Expedition 17

Expedition 17

ISS Expedition
Name = Expedition 17
Insignia = Iss17 .jpg
CallSign = Expedition 17
NumberOfCrew = 3
LaunchDate = April 8, 2008 (Soyuz TMA-12),
May 31, 2008 (STS-124),Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts124/index.html|title=STS-124|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=November 8|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|year=2007|author=NASA]
LaunchSite = Baikonur, Cape Canaveral
LaunchVehicle = Soyuz TMA-12 (Volkov/Kononenko),
"Discovery" STS-124 (Chamitoff)
StationVisitLength =
StationEVALength =
LandingDate = October, 2008 (Soyuz TMA-12),
June 11, 2008 (STS-124),
TBD (STS-126)
LandingSite =
LandingVehicle = Soyuz TMA-12 (Volkov/Kononenko),
"Discovery" STS-124 (Reisman),
"Endeavour" STS-126 (Chamitoff)
Duration =
Orbits =
Distance =
Mass =
CrewPhoto = Expedition 17 crew portrait B.jpg
CrewCaption =(Left to right) Greg Chamitoff, Garrett Reisman, Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko
previous = Expedition 16
next = Expedition 18

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)" CommanderCite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/feb/HQ_0739_Three_ISS_Crews.html|title=NASA Announces Three International Space Station Crews|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=November 8|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|year=2007|author=NASA] - RSA
*Oleg Kononenko (1) Flight Engineer - RSA
*Garrett Reisman (1) - Flight Engineer - NASA

econd 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 to live aboard the ISS.Fact|date=September 2008
*Gregory Chamitoff was the first crewmember to take bagels with him to the station; 3 bags of (18 sesame seed bagels). [ 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] [ 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 ]

Back-up crew

* Maksim Surayev - Commander - RSA
* Oleg Skripochka - Flight Engineer - RSA
* Timothy Kopra - Flight Engineer - NASA (for Chamitoff)

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