Exp 17 Visiting Vehicles


May 16, 2008 – ISS Progress 29 Docks

June 02, 2008 – STS-124 Arrives

June 11, 2008 – STS-124 Departs

Sept. 01, 2008 – ISS Progress 29 Undocks

Sept. 05, 2008 – Jules Verne ATV Undocks

Sept. 17, 2008 – ISS Progress 30 Docks

Previous/Next Expeditions


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Expedition 17

    Expedition 17 landed on Oct. 23, 2008. For the latest news and information on the International Space Station, visit the main station page. › Read more

    ISS017-S-002B: Expedition 17 crew Image above: Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (center), Expedition 17 commander; Oleg Kononenko, flight engineer; and astronaut Greg Chamitoff (left), flight engineer, take a break from training at NASA's Johnson Space Center to pose for a crew portrait. Image credit: NASA
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Crew Profiles

  • Cosmonaut Sergei Volkov

    Commander Sergei Volkov

    Cosmonaut Sergei Volkov commanded the Expedition 17 mission, his first spaceflight. Since January 2000, he has been part of a group of test cosmonauts training for missions to the International Space Station.

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  • Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko

    Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko

    Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko served Expedition 17 as a flight engineer. He was qualified for flight assignment as a test cosmonaut in 1998. This was Kononenko's first space flight.

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  • Astronaut Greg Chamitoff

    Flight Engineer Gregory E. Chamitoff

    Astronaut Gregory E. Chamitoff flew to the station on shuttle mission STS-124 and returned to Earth on STS-126. Chamitoff previously served as a crew member on the Aquarius undersea research habitat for nine days as part of the NEEMO 3 mission. This was Chamitoff's first space flight. He served as a flight engineer and NASA Space Station science officer for Expeditions 17 and 18.

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  • Astronaut Garrett Reisman

    Flight Engineer Garrett E. Reisman

    Astronaut Garrett Reisman flew to the station aboard space shuttle Endeavour on STS-123 and joined Expedition 16 as a flight engineer. He stayed aboard the station to join Expedition 17. He returned to Earth aboard shuttle Discovery on STS-124.

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  • South Korean Astronaut So-yeon Yi

    Spaceflight Participant So-yeon Yi

    South Korean astronaut So-yeon Yi launched to the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft with the Expedition 17 crew and returned on a Soyuz spacecraft with the Expedition 16 crew under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency.

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