_approaches_the_International_Space_Station.jpg) Space Shuttle Discovery photographed by Expedition 11 as it performed the first-ever rendezvous pitch maneuver. | |
| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 176 days, 19 hours and 30 minutes |
| Orbits completed | 2,817 |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 17 April 2005, 02:19 UTC[1] |
| Ended | 10 October 2005, 21:49 UTC[2] |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-6 |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-6 |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 |
| Members | Sergei Krikalev John Phillips |
| EVAs | 1 |
| EVA duration | 4 hours and 58 minutes |
 Expedition 11 mission patch  Krikalev and Phillips | |
Expedition 11 was the 11th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station. The crew arrived and departed aboard Soyuz TMA-6, which stayed at the station for the duration of the expedition in case it was needed for emergency evacuation.
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.
Expedition 11 became the first ISS crew since Expedition 6 to be visited by a Space Shuttle, following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
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