Expedition 17

    Expedition 17 launched to the International Space Station on April 8, 2008. For the latest news and information on their mission, 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

Crew Profiles

  • Cosmonaut Sergei Volkov

    Commander Sergei Volkov

    Cosmonaut Sergei Volkov will command 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 will serve Expedition 17 as a flight engineer. He was qualified for flight assignment as a test cosmonaut in 1998. This is 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 will return 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 is Chamitoff's first space flight. He will serve 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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