Expedition 1 was the first long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The three-person crew stayed aboard the station for 136 days, from 2 November 2000 to 19 March 2001.

Oct 31, 2000 · The three, posed in front of a rendition of the International Space Station, are wearing the Sokol space suits like those they will don for their Soyuz-provided trip to ISS later this month. …

The role of the International Space Station (ISS) commander originated with Expedition 1, which launched on October 31, 2000, and marked the beginning of continuous human presence aboard the …

Following a two-day solo flight Soyuz TM-31 docked with the ISS on November 02, 2000. With this docking at 09:21:03 UTC the Expedition One of the International Space Station officially began. They …

During the three-person (and two-person "caretaker" crew) era (ISS Expeditions 1-20) the station commander basically alternated back and forth between USA and Russia.

The last names of the Expedition One crew, Soyuz pilot Yuri Gidzenko, flight engineer Sergei Krikalev, and expedition commander William (Bill) Shepherd, appear under the station symbol.

Oct 31, 2000 · Expedition 1 Fact Sheet By Cliff Lethbridge Crew: William M. Shepherd Sergei Krikalev Yuri Gidzenko Launch: October 31, 2000 (Soyuz TM-31) Landing: March 21, 2001 (STS-102) …

This section of the diary covers the period between 2000 October and 2001 March. Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev go aboard the International Space Station to become its first long-stay …

Soyuz TM-31 commander (komandir) is Yuri Gidzenko; Flight engineer-1 (bortinzhener) is Sergei Krikalev; Flight engineer-2 is Bill Shepherd of NASA. Soyuz TM-31 docked at Zvezda's rear port at …

May 2, 2001 · Left to right: crew commander William Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev. US Navy Captain and MIT alumnus William M. Shepherd recently completed his historical role as …