| The first members of the International Space Station Expedition 17 launched to the Space Station on April 8, 2008. The crew will remain on the station for approximately six months. |
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| Six crewmembers connected to the International Space Station's Expedition 17 mission are introduced during a January 15, 2008 press conference at the NASA Johnson Space Center. From second left, are Russia's Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander; and flight engineers Oleg Kononenko (Federal Space Agency), Garrett Reisman, Greg Chamitoff and Sandy Magnus. - Photo Credit: NASA |
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| Backdropped by a cloud-covered Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery approaches the International Space Station during STS-124 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 2:03 p.m. (EDT) on June 2, 2008. The second component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory is visible in the cargo bay. - Photo Credit: NASA |
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