expedition expedition long duration stay person crew stayed aboard station days november march beginning human presence station continues july expedition crew members immediately followed expedition official start expedition occurred crew docked station november aboard russian spacecraft launched days earlier mission expedition crew activated systems board station equipment delivered hosted visiting space shuttle crews russian progress resupply vehicles crew busy mission declared success visiting brought equipment supplies key components space station docked early december brought pair large increased station power capabilities second visiting shuttle mission docked mid february delivered billion research module destiny increased mass station time mid march saw final shuttle visit expedition main purpose exchange expedition crew person long duration crew expedition expedition ended discovery station march expedition crew consisted american commander russians commander space times shuttle missions lasted week russians previous long duration having spent year space crew commander navy seal shuttle missions beginning mission total time space weeks questions raised russian space agency choice shepherd mission commander lack experience flight engineer spent year orbit person visit twice felt excitement people enter module component space station looking forward returning designated commander pilot day mission station previous day stay aboard shepherd second astronaut launched russian spacecraft launched visit shepherd expected biggest challenges compatibility technologies russian technologies backup crew background component space station module launched november following launch prior expedition manned space shuttle flights russian flights flights delivered large unity piece manned flights partial assembly start supplies equipment delivered prior expedition expected similar experience years previous physical similarities stations components launch expedition crew occurred week united_states presidential election got little attention united_states time mission station expected completed continuously inhabited delays including fallout space shuttle columbia disaster station completed late thanks mission highlights crew board half months early november mid march major events time include week long visits occurred early december mid february end expedition march launch docking member expedition crew successfully launched october utc atop rocket launch pad human fly space launched earth series rendezvous maneuvers performed docked capsule aft port module november utc ninety minutes docking shepherd opened hatch crew members entered complex alpha end day station shepherd requested use radio sign alpha preferred international space station alpha previously station early following request use authorized expedition shepherd advocating use new project managers time referencing naval tradition pre launch news conference said thousands years humans going sea ships people designed built vessels launched good feeling bring good fortune crew success voyage president time disapproved alpha felt space station preferred names beta month weeks board expedition crew members activated critical life support systems computer control supplies left previous supply missions time station electricity heat unity left unused unity past years allow flight controllers command systems read station system data russian resupply spacecraft progress docked station november progress spacecraft automatic docking system failed necessitating manual docking controlled docking system manual routine caused concern flight controllers attempt resulted spacecraft causing significant damage heavy workload month shepherd told reporters space ground interview biggest challenge trying pack hours hour work day early tasks took longer scheduled example activation food warmer scheduled minutes took day half turn docked december mission bringing americans canadian temporarily station shuttle brought pair provided provide crucial electricity development station total brought tons equipment included metal batteries electronics cooling equipment conducted crew completed prior opening hatch shuttle station december hatch opened crews greeted time remained closed maintain respective atmospheric pressures expedition crew took opportunity leave station tour inside space shuttle thought good psychological progress prior docking russian resupply spacecraft progress came station mid november room space shuttle progress spacecraft remained duration parked orbit mile away station docked manually station december left automatic docking system progress spacecraft failed docking november crew spent following week unloading progress spacecraft christmas new year christmas day expedition crew given day work opened presents delivered progress supply ship took turns speaking families following days video russian stations crew quiet new year citing naval tradition new year entry station log shepherd provided poem behalf crew february docked bringing american crew members temporarily station mission originally planned mid january delayed nasa concerns cables mission brought built destiny laboratory mass short tons installed use shuttle robotic controlled helped installation destiny module cost billion primarily scientific research leak created contamination scare happened lines destiny went ahead problems shuttle docked control station orientation switched electrically powered installed september earlier lack key navigational electronics end crew expedition station months shepherd stated ready come home nasa techniques prevent crew members suffering effects month wall psychological barrier caused depression previous example allowed time crew speak families encouraged watch movies listen music like progress february progress spacecraft visit progress docked module brought air food rocket fuel equipment remained docked expedition intentionally burnt atmospheric like progress spacecraft discovery docked march bringing new long duration person crew expedition short term crew members hours docking hatch opened greeted setting new record number people simultaneously day docking american began ended nearly hours long holds record longest performed august length partially mistakes including accidentally releasing small tool unable retrieve nasa engineers tracked tool decided use discovery march boost station kilometers higher ensure piece space debris transferring expedition crews march expedition crews completed change shuttle shepherd officially remained commander station morning 14th wake song stay clash request shepherd wife shepherd navy seal said change ceremony good spirit sense mission enjoyed board endure sail commander discovery said captain shepherd crew hold admiration prepare bring home duty ship built safe harbor built high seas landing crew half month tour aboard officially ended march discovery expedition crew returned home earth landing march rare night landing local time days landing coincidentally intentionally burned atmospheric ending years orbit daily activities typical day crew member divided time physical exercise station assembly maintenance experiments communications ground personnel personal time needs activities rest eating crew daily schedule usually operated utc example typical morning scheduled begin electronic wake tone utc expedition typical wake time actually utc crew sleep habits shifted accommodate schedules visiting resupply vehicles following wake crew given time clean breakfast read mail flight controllers work day included lunch break midday utc ended mid afternoon planning session flight controllers day activities days ended entertainment crew watching movie thought good crew bonding psychological watching sequel space odyssey film shepherd commented strange watching movie space expedition actually space expedition important crew schedule regular exercise pieces equipment stationary bicycle resistance device weight lifting bicycle mid december wasn fixed march crew member place designed reduce vibrations caused running normal produced vibrations shake station potentially affect sensitive science experiments board near end february flight maintenance fixed problem week ground communications unity module available use month mission russian communications gear called radio link module communicate known outside moscow russian technology didn use satellites restricted ground passes called pass lasted minutes arrival solar activated band gear allowing continuous communication houston nasa network tracking data relay satellites september equipment radio delivered station contact ground expedition crew november pass moscow shortly followed contact space flight center maryland crew reported voice quality radio continues links project crew station brief windows radio contact schools clubs ground school contacted southwest chicago contact planned december technical problems delayed december speed space station window radio contact lasted minutes usually questions science activities unlike subsequent expeditions crew expedition somewhat modest science experiments conduct priority placed station construction crystal experiment known natural science experiments conducted space station collaboration germany like previous missions took photos earth station total freely available intended record dynamic events earth surface storms fires example photo january shows alaska smoke prior eruption following month january crew observed unique perspective volcanic ash coming active volcano kilometres southeast mexico_city example low maintenance experiment protein crystal growth experiment flown previous shuttle missions goal produce better protein produced earth allowing accurate model protein structures proteins attempted expedition resulted successful lower success rate predicted successful low crystals higher resolution earth grown crystal resulted accurate protein structure model research activity measuring crew heart rates station carbon dioxide levels determine effect exercise station filming mission expedition crew filmed footage use documentary film space station highlights footage include entry destiny module expedition crew zero gravity docking followed change crew nasa article incorporates public domain material websites documents
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