Mission type ISS Expedition | ||
Space Station International Space Station Began 8 April 2008 (2008-04-08) Ended 24 October 2008 (2008-10-25) Arrived aboard Soyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-123
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Chamitoff: STS-124
Space Shuttle Discovery Departed aboard Soyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-124
Space Shuttle Discovery
Chamitoff: STS-126
Space Shuttle Endeavour |
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.
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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
Backup crew
References
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