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.
The first members of the International Space Station Expedition 18 launched to the Space Station in October 2008. The crew will remain on the station for approximately six months.
The first members of the International Space Station Expedition 19 launched to the International Space Station on March 26, 2009. The crew will remain on the station for approximately six months.
Deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The major focus of the mission was testing and evaluating new Space Shuttle flight safety including new inspection and repair techniques.
During the 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew resumed construction of the station by installing the integrated P3/P4 truss segment with its two large solar arrays.
The crew of STS-116 delivered a third truss segment, a SPACEHAB module and other key components during the shuttle's 20th mission to the International Space Station.