Expedition 17
Expedition 17 was a long-duration International Space Station increment commanded by Sergei Volkov with Oleg Kononenko as flight engineer and Soyuz commander. Garrett Reisman initially served as the NASA flight engineer before STS-124 exchanged him for Gregory Chamitoff. The crew supported installation and activation of the Kibo laboratory, received two Progress cargo vehicles and Soyuz TMA-13, and completed two resident EVAs. Volkov and Kononenko returned with Richard Garriott aboard Soyuz TMA-12 while Chamitoff transferred to Expedition 18.
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- ISS Expedition 17Expedition SeventeenInternational Space Station Expedition 17ISS EO-17
- Name
- Expedition 17
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Expedition 17 was a long-duration International Space Station increment commanded by Sergei Volkov with Oleg Kononenko as flight engineer and Soyuz commander. Garrett Reisman initially served as the NASA flight engineer before STS-124 exchanged him for Gregory Chamitoff. The crew supported installation and activation of the Kibo laboratory, received two Progress cargo vehicles and Soyuz TMA-13, and completed two resident EVAs. Volkov and Kononenko returned with Richard Garriott aboard Soyuz TMA-12 while Chamitoff transferred to Expedition 18.
- End Date
- 2008-10-24
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Expedition 17 supported Kibo activation, completed two resident EVAs, and safely returned Volkov and Kononenko aboard Soyuz TMA-12 while Chamitoff transferred to Expedition 18.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2008-04-19
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/expedition-17/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_17
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- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 13:11:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:47 UTC
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- Expedition 17 ISS Expedition 17 Expedition Seventeen International Space Station Expedition 17 ISS EO-17
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