ISS: Expedition 5

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC).

Following a two day solo flight docking to ISS on 07.06.2002. The crew replaced the Expedition 4 crew. 26 experiments on different scientific fields were done. There have been problems with the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG). The crew also performed different repair and maintenance work.

EVA by Korzun and Whitson on 16.08.2002 (4h 25m) to install first six of an eventuel 23 debris shields on Zvezda.

Second EVA by Korzun and Treshchyov on 26.08.2002 (5h 21m) to attach equipment to the station's exterior that will be used during future spacewalks, to install new plates for the Russian Kromka experiment and to replace Japanese materials experiment panels on Zvezda; they also installed two additional ham radio antennas on Zvezda.

During this mission Peggy Whitson was named NASA ISS science officer. Cargo freighters Progress 8 and 9 brought food, fuel and supplies to the station and were unloaded by the crew. In addition the taxi crew Soyuz TMA-1 (01. - 09.11.2002, replacing the station's life-boat) and the crew of STS-112 (09. - 16.10.2002) were visitors of the ISS.