Expedition 17
Expedition 17 researched how space affects behavior, tested biological and chemical contamination detectors, and photographed polar phenomena on Earth.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew Members
Sergei Volkov, Commander
Oleg Kononenko, Flight Engineer
Gregory Chamitoff, Flight Engineer
Garrett Reisman, Flight Engineer
Crew and Cargo Missions
10/23/08 – Expedition 17 Land
10/14/08 – Expedition 18 Dock
10/12/08 – Expedition 18 Launch
9/17/08 – ISS Progress 30 Dock
9/5/08 – ATV-1 Undock
9/1/08 – 29P Undock
6/11/08 – STS-124 Undock
6/2/08 – STS-124 Dock
5/16/08 – ISS Progress 29 Dock
Spacewalks
Date: July 15, 2008
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes
Spacewalks: Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko
Date: July 10, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 18 minutes
Spacewalks: Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko
Date: June 8, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 33 minutes
Spacewalks: Mike Fossum, Ron Garan
Date: June 5, 2008
Duration: 7 hours, 11 minutes
Spacewalks: Mike Fossum, Ron Garan
Date: June 3, 2008
Duration: 6 hours, 48 minutes
Spacewalks: Mike Fossum, Ron Garan
Expedition 17 Resources
Expedition Press Kit
Get an overview of Expedition 17, its crew, and the activities they conducted during their mission to the International Space Station.
Mission Science
Learn more about the range of microgravity science encompassing human research, space phsyics, and more the Expedition 17 crew has conducted.
Mission Imagery
During Expedition 17, the crew took images of the Earth views, the orbiting station, their daily lives aboard and the experiments they conducted during their stay, plus so much more. Check out some of the image highlights from Expedition 17 in the gallery.
Space Station Imagery
View imagery taken from the International Space Station since 1999 of daily crew activities, spacewalks, visiting vehicles, and the Earth below.
International Space Station News
Crew Kicks Off Week with Cargo Mission Training and Spacewalk Cleanup
Crew Off-Duty, Cosmonauts Work Cargo and Station Upkeep
Expedition 74 Works Health Research and Cargo Operations on Thursday
Station Nation: Aaron Rose, Cold Stowage Mission Manager
