Resident Crews of the International Space Station (ISS)

ISS: Expedition 17

ISS Project Patch
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Crew ISS-17

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Crew ISS-17 (with Reisman)

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Crew ISS-17 (with Chamitoff)

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Crew ISS-17 (Reisman and Chamitoff)

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Crew, launch- and landing data

No.: 1 2 3 4
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation USA USA
Surname:  Volkov  Kononenko  Reisman  Chamitoff
Given names:  Sergei Aleksandrovich  Oleg Dmitriyevich  Garrett Erin  Gregory Errol
Job:  ISS-CDR  Flight Engineer  Flight Engineer  Flight Engineer
Spacecraft (Launch):  Soyuz TMA-12  Soyuz TMA-12  STS-123  STS-124
Launch date:  08.04.2008  08.04.2008  11.03.2008  31.05.2008
Launchtime:  11:16 UT  11:16 UT  06:31 UT  21:02 UT
Spacecraft (Landing):  Soyuz TMA-12  Soyuz TMA-12  STS-124  STS-126
Landingdate:  24.10.2008  24.10.2008  14.06.2008  30.11.2008
Landingtime:  03:36 UT  03:36 UT  15:15 UT  21:25 UT
Mission duration:  198d 16h 20m  198d 16h 20m  95d 08h 47m  183d 00h 23m
Orbits:  3131  3131  1501  2879

Backup Crew

No.: 1 2 3 4
Nation: Russian Federation Russian Federation USA USA
Surname:  Surayev  Skripochka  Kopra  Kopra
Given names:  Maksim Viktorovich  Oleg Ivanovich  Timothy Lennart  Timothy Lennart
Job:  ISS-CDR  Flight Engineer  Flight Engineer  Flight Engineer

Crew ISS-17 (backup)

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Where is the ISS now?

Expedition Report

Launch from Baikonur (Volkov and Kononenko). Chamitoff arrived with STS-124.

Common work with the visiting crew of STS-124 (02. - 11.06.2008).

First EVA by Volkov and Kononenko on 10.07.2008 (6h 18m) to inspect their Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft, checking the five locks that attach the return module to the propulsion module, and retrieve a suspect pyrotechnic bolt for inspection by engineers on the ground.

Second EVA by Volkov and Kononenko on 15.07.2008 (5h 54m) to remove and install science experiments. They also installed rendezvous equipment for a new Russian module scheduled for launch late summer 2009.

Photos / Drawings

Progress transporter Departure of Soyuz TMA-11
Arrival of STS-124 EVA Volkov
ATV reentry traditional in-flight photo ISS-17 (with Reisman)
traditional in-flight photo ISS-17 (with Chamitoff) Tunis

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Last update on January 25, 2009.

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