Expedition 11

Expedition 11
Space Shuttle Discovery photographed by Expedition 11 as it performed the first-ever rendezvous pitch maneuver.
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Mission duration176 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes (at ISS)
179 days, 23 minutes (launch to landing)
Orbits completed2,817
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began17 April 2005, 02:19 (2005-04-17UTC02:19Z) UTC[1]
Ended10 October 2005, 21:49 (2005-10-10UTC21:50Z) UTC[2]
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-6
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-6
Crew
Crew size2
MembersSergei Krikalev
John Phillips
EVAs1
EVA duration4 hours and 58 minutes

Expedition 11 mission patch

Krikalev and Phillips

Expedition 11 (2005) was the 11th expedition to the International Space Station,[3] using the Soyuz TMA-6, which stayed during the expedition for emergency evacuation.[4]

European Space Agency Italian Astronaut Roberto Vittori launched with Expedition 11 on the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft and returned 24 April 2005 with Expedition 10 on Soyuz TMA-5.[4]

  1. ^ Petty, John Ira (16 April 2005). "International Space Station Status Report #05-20". NASA News. NASA. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ Petty, John Ira (10 October 2005). "Eleventh Space Station Crew Back on Earth". NASA News. NASA. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ Garcia, Mark (16 November 2018). "Expedition 11". International Space Station. NASA. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Expedition 11 Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. 4 April 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.