Expedition 17
| Expedition 17 | |||
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| Uppdragsstatistik | |||
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| Rymdstation: | ISS | ||
| Start: | 8 april 2008 | ||
| Slut: | 24 oktober 2008 | ||
| Antal besättningsmedlemmar: | 4 st | ||
| Rymdpromenad | |||
| Antal rymdpromenader: | 2st | ||
| Total tid: | 12 timmar, 12 minuter | ||
| Transport | |||
| Uppskjutning: | 8 april (Sojuz TMA-12), 24 april 2008 (STS-124), 18 september 2008 (STS-126) med Sojuz TMA-12 (Volkov, Kononenko), Discovery STS-124 (Chamitoff), Endeavour STS-126 (Magnus) | ||
| Uppskjutningsplats: | Kosmodromen i Bajkonur Kennedy Space Center | ||
| Landning: | 5 maj 2008 (STS-124), oktober 2008 (Sojuz TMA-12), datum ej bestämt (STS-126), datum ej bestämt (STS-119) med Discovery STS-124 (Reisman), Sojuz TMA-12 (Volkov, Kononenko), Endeavour STS-126 (Chamitoff), Discovery STS-119 (Magnus) | ||
| Landningsplats: | Kazakstan, Edwards Air Force Base, Kennedy Space Center | ||
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Expedition 17 var en expedition till den Internationella rymdstationen (ISS) som pågick från den 8 april till den 24 oktober 2008.
Besättning
| Position | Första delen (8 april - juni 2008) | Andra delen (juni - 24 oktober 2008) | |
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| Befälhavare |  Sergej Volkov, RSAHans första rymdfärd | ||
| Flygingenjör 1 | Oleg Kononenko, RSA Hans första rymdfärd | ||
| Flygingenjör 2 |  Garrett Reisman, NASAHans första rymdfärd | Gregory Chamitoff, NASA Hans första rymdfärd | |
(#) antal rymdfärder som varje besättningsmedlem avklarat, inklusive detta uppdrag.
I början av april 2008 anlände de båda kosmonauterna Sergej Volkov och Oleg Kononenko tillsammans med sydkoreanen Yi So-yeon från Sojuz TMA-12 till ISS. De två kosmonauterna avlöste Jurij Malentjenko och Peggy Whitson (båda Expedition 16), vilka återvände med Sojuz TMA-11 tillsammans med Yi So-yeon. Garrett Reisman som redan befann sig på ISS som medlem av Expedition 16 kvarstannade även i första delen av Expedition 17.
Besökare
Sydkoreas första rymdfarare och Asiens andra kvinnliga rymdfarare Yi So-yeon besökte Expedition 17 och ISS i ungefär nio dagar i april 2008 som gäst inbjuden av den ryska regeringen. Dock hade den koreanska regeringen betalat 25 miljoner amerikanska dollar för hennes biljett. Hon medförde och utförde flera experiment och studier, bland annat hade hon med sig ett tusen bananflugor.
Uppdrag
Expedition 17 utförde experiment och studier inom många områden till exempel medicin, fysik och jorden. Många experiment gick ut på att lära sig mer om effekterna på människokroppen under långa rymdresor, som förberedelse inför framtida längre resor till månen eller Mars. I en studie kunde mellanstadie-elever programmera en digitalkamera på ISS att ta bilder av olika platser på jorden och sedan studera bilderna i sitt klassrum.
Forskning har visat att förhöjd halt av kväveoxid i utandningsluft är ett bra sätt att tidigt diagnostisera inflammation i luftvägar, speciellt astma, men också efter inandning av damm. Karolinska Institutet utförde två experiment; ett för att förbättra tekniken att mäta kväveoxid i utandningsluft och ett experiment utfördes före och efter rymdpromenader i syfte att med en enkel andningsteknik minska risken för dykarsjuka.
- Under expedition 17 dockade den första Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) i mars 2008.
- I juni 2008 installerades det japanska laboratoriet Kibō.
Galleri
Från vänster; Chamitoff, Reisman, Volkov, Kononenko.
Sergej Volkov på rymdpromenad den 15 juli 2008.
Källor
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Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 54-minute spacewalk, Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (out of frame), flight engineer, continued to outfit the station's exterior, including the installation of a docking target on the Zvezda Service Module.
NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (left), Garrett Reisman, both Expedition 17 flight engineers; Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov, commander; and Oleg Kononenko, flight engineer, take a break from training at NASA's Johnson Space Center to pose for a portrait. Reisman will launch to the International Space Station on the STS-123 mission of Endeavour in March 2008, joining Expedition 16 in progress and will provide Expedition 17 with an experienced flight engineer for the first part of its increment. Volkov and Kononenko are scheduled to launch to the complex in the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in April for a six-month mission. Chamitoff is scheduled to launch to the station on the STS-124 mission of Discovery in June, joining Expedition 17 in progress.
The Expedition 17 patch is meant to celebrate current human achievements in space as well as symbolize the future potential for continuing exploration. The Earth, represented at the bottom of the patch, is the base from which all space exploration activities initiate. The International Space Station (ISS), shown in low Earth orbit, illustrates the current level of space operations. The arrow and star point outwards, away from the Earth, towards the wider universe indicating the direction of future activities as human beings build on what has already been accomplished. The flags, representing the home countries of the crew members, Russia and the United States, are touching, highlighting the cooperative nature of the space program and symbolizing the merger of science and technical knowledge of these two experienced space-faring nations.
ISS Expedition 18 patch
This emblem represents the eighteenth expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). Featured prominently is the Roman numeral XVIII. The "X" evokes exploration, which is at the core of the indivisible cooperation of the International Space Station partners. "V" is for victory and for the five space agencies in the ISS program. "III" stands for the hope that this crew will help evolve the ISS from supporting the last three-person crew to crews of six explorers and researchers. The moon, sun and stars symbolize the efforts of the entire ISS team, which will lead to the human exploration of the moon, our solar system and beyond.