Expedition 17

Expedition 17
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Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began8 April 2008 (2008-04-08)
Ended24 October 2008 (2008-10-25)
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-123
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Chamitoff: STS-124[1]
Space Shuttle Discovery
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-124[1]
Space Shuttle Discovery
Chamitoff: STS-126
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Crew
Crew size3
MembersSergey Volkov*
Oleg Kononenko
Garrett Reisman* (to June)
Gregory Chamitoff† (from June)
* – transferred from Expedition 16
† – transferred to Expedition 18

Expedition 17 mission patch

(Left to right) Greg Chamitoff, Garrett Reisman, Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko

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.

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.

  1. ^ a b NASA (2007). "STS-124". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 8 November 2007.