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The first International Space Station crew patch is a simplified graphic of the station complex when fully completed. The station is seen with solar arrays turned forward. The last names of the Expedition 1 crew, Soyuz pilot Yuri Gidzenko, flight engineer Sergei Krikalev, and expedition commander William (Bill)Shepherd, appear under the station symbol.

Expedition 1

Occurred 24 years ago

Expedition 1, the station's first long-term crew, explored a range of topics including how space affects biology and physics, and also studied Earth from above.

Mission Type

ISS Expedition

meet the crew

William Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev, Yuri Gidzenko

Launch

Oct. 31, 2000

Landing

March 21, 2001

Crew Members

William Shepherd, Commander
Yuri Gidzenko, Flight Engineer
Sergei Krikalev, Flight Engineer

Crew and Cargo Missions

2/28/01 – ISS Progress 3 Dock
2/26/01 – ISS Progress 3 Launch
2/24/01 – Soyuz TM-31 Relocation
2/16/01 – STS-98 Undock
2/9/01 – STS-98 Dock
2/8/01 – ISS Progress 2 Undock
12/26/00 – ISS Progress 2 Redock
12/9/00 – STS-97 Undock
12/2/00 – STS-97 Dock
12/1/00 – ISS Progress 2 Undock
11/17/00 – ISS Progress 2 Dock
11/15/00 – ISS Progress 2 Launch
11/2/00 – Expedition 1 Dock
10/31/00 – Expedition 1 Launch

Spacewalks

Date: March 11, 2001
Duration: 8 hours, 56 minutes
Spacewalkers: James Voss, Susan Helms

Date:
Feb. 14, 2001
Duration: 5 hours, 25 minutes
Spacewalkers: Thomas Jones, Robert Curbeam

Date:
Feb. 12, 2001
Duration: 6 hours, 50 minutes
Spacewalkers: Thomas Jones, Robert Curbeam

Date:
Feb. 10, 2001
Duration: 7 hours, 34 minutes
Spacewalkers: Thomas Jones, Robert Curbeam

Date:
Dec. 7, 2000
Duration: 5 hours, 10 minutes
Spacewalkers: Joseph Tanner, Carlos Noriega

Date:
Dec. 5, 2000
Duration: 6 hours, 37 minutes
Spacewalkers: Joseph Tanner, Carlos Noriega

Date:
Dec. 3, 2000
Duration: 7 hours, 33 minutes
Spacewalkers: Joseph Tanner, Carlos Noriega