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 Zenith view of the International Space Station in December 2001, at the end of Expedition 3. | |
| Mission type | Long-duration expedition |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 124 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes (at ISS) 128 days, 20 hours, 45 minutes, 58 seconds (launch to landing) |
| Distance travelled | 85,860,485 kilometres (53,351,232 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 2,020 |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | International Space Station |
| Began | 12 August 2001, 18:41 UTC |
| Ended | 15 December 2001, 17:28 UTC |
| Arrived aboard | STS-105 Space Shuttle Discovery |
| Departed aboard | STS-108 Space Shuttle Endeavour |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Frank L. Culbertson Jr. Vladimir Dezhurov Mikhail Tyurin |
| EVAs | 4 |
| EVA duration | 17 hours, 50 minutes |
 Expedition 3 mission patch  L-R: Mikhail Tyurin, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., and Vladimir Dezhurov | |
Expedition 3 was the third expedition to the International Space Station. Commander Frank L. Culbertson Jr. was the only American crew member, and as such the only American not on Earth during the 9/11 attacks, which the crew photographed and videoed from the ISS.[1]
- ^ "Frank Culbertson Letter". Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (NASA). Archived from the original on 18 October 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2011.