Expedition 8
Expedition 8 investigated space-caused muscle, bone, immunity, and chromosomal changes, researched fluid physics, and studied cell biology.
Mission Type
meet the crew
Launch
Landing
Crew
Michael Foale, Commander
Alexander Kaleri, Flight Engineer
Mission Overview
4/29/04 – Expedition 8 Land
4/21/04 – Expedition 9 Dock
4/18/04 – Expedition 9 Launch
1/31/04 – ISS Progress 13 Dock
1/29/04 – ISS Progress 13 Launch
1/28/04 – ISS Progress 12 Undock
Spacewalks
Date: Feb. 26, 2004
Duration: 3 hours, 55 minutes
Spacewalkers: Michael Foale, Alexander Kaleri
Expedition 8 Resources
Status Reports
Expedition 8 Status Reports from October 2003 through April 2004.
Mission Science
Learn more about the range of microgravity science encompassing human research, space phsyics, and more the Expedition 8 crew has conducted.
Mission Imagery
During Expedition 8, 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 8 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.
