Expedition 3

Expedition 3
Zenith view of the International Space Station in December 2001, at the end of Expedition 3.
Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Mission duration124 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes (at ISS)
128 days, 20 hours, 45 minutes, 58 seconds (launch to landing)
Distance travelled85,860,485 kilometres (53,351,232 mi)
Orbits completed2,020
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began12 August 2001, 18:41 (2001-08-12UTC18:41Z) UTC
Ended15 December 2001, 17:28 (2001-12-15UTC17:29Z) UTC
Arrived aboardSTS-105
Space Shuttle Discovery
Departed aboardSTS-108
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Crew
Crew size3
MembersFrank L. Culbertson Jr.
Vladimir Dezhurov
Mikhail Tyurin
EVAs4
EVA duration17 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]

  1. ^ "Frank Culbertson Letter". Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (NASA). Archived from the original on 18 October 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2011.