Expedition 1
Mission / eventCompleted
Expedition 1, the station’s first long-term crew, explored a range of topics including how space affects biology and physics, and also studied Earth from above
1 began its resident-crew increment from the mission start recorded as Oct. 31, 2000 through March 21, 2001. William McMichael Shepherd, Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, and Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko maintained the orbital laboratory, supported visiting vehicles, and carried out research and station work. Expedition 1, the station’s first long-term crew, explored a range of topics including how space affects biology and physics, and also studied Earth from above. The increment's crew, configuration, operational timeline, sources, and linked flight hardware are preserved together so the expedition can be followed as both a human mission and a distinct phase of station history.
Mission photo archive
Reviewed photographs documenting Expedition 1. Every image links to its official NASA catalog record.
Expedition 1 official development-flight photograph
ISS001-S-002 (October 2000)--- International Space Station (ISS) Expedition One Commander William M. (Bill) Shepherd (center) is flanked by Soyuz Commander Yuri P. Gidzenko (right) and Flight Engineer Sergei K. Krikalev (left) in this crew photograph taken during a break in training in Russia. The three, posed in front of a rendition of the ISS, are wearing the Sokol space suits like those they will don for their Soyuz-provided trip to ISS later this month. National flags representing all the international partners run along the bottom of the portrait.
STS-97 and Expedition One crewmembers pose for a photo in the Service Module event hero
STS097-326-031 (8 December 2000)--- When the five STS-97 astronauts paid a visit to the three Expedition 1 crew members onboard the International Space Station (ISS), they all posed for a traditional in-flight portrait, albeit for the first time in the Zvezda Service Module. On the front row are (left to right) astronauts Brent W. Jett, Jr., STS-97 commander; William M. Shepherd, Expedition 1 mission commander; and Joseph R. Tanner, STS-97 mission specialist. On the second row are (from the left) cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 1 flight engineer; astronaut Carlos I. Noriega, STS-97 mission specialist; cosmonaut Yuri P. Gidzenko, Expedition 1 Soyuz commander; and astronaut Michael J. Bloomfield, STS-97 pilot. Behind them is astronaut Marc Garneau, STS-97 mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Krikalev and Gidzenko represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.
Krikalev and Shepherd in Service Module / Zvezda
ISS01-E-5009 (November 2000) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (foreground), flight engineer, works with cameras in the service module (Zvezda) on the International Space Station, while astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd, Expedition One commander, busily goes about chores in the background. The photograph was taken by cosmonaut Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander, using an electronic still camera (ESC). This was one of the first still pictures to be downlinked from the station since the Expedition One crew boarded it earlier in the week.
Mission dossier
Flight profile, locations, hardware, and outcome in the same reference format used throughout the archive.
Flight profile
Mission record
- Mission type
- International Space Station resident-crew [1]
- Crew members
- 3[1]
- Spacewalk record
- 4 station listed on the NASA expedition page[1]
- Crew complement
- 3[1]
- Outcome
- Completed[1]
- Archive classification
- Human spaceflight[1]
- Primary objective
- First resident crew of the International Space Station[1]
Trajectory profile
5 sourcesFollow the mission from departure through its flight environment, destination, and final phase. This sequence is not a scale orbital plot.
Assignment Manifest
The flight crew and the backup team assigned to train for this mission.
Prime crew
3 assignmentsMission Purpose
5 sources- Operate and maintain the International Space Station as a continuously inhabited orbital laboratory.
- Conduct the ’s scientific research and technology demonstrations.
- Support station assembly, visiting vehicles, , maintenance, and crew handovers.
- First resident crew of the International Space Station.
Planned Flight Plan
5 sources- Handover
Begin increment
Station command and resident-crew responsibilities transition to the new expedition.
- On orbit
Research and operations
The crew conducts science, maintenance, visiting-vehicle work, and preparation.
- Transition
Hand over the station
Departing and arriving crews overlap before the next expedition begins.
- Oct. 31, 2000
Expedition 1 begins
Expedition 1 station configuration starts the mission from the assigned launch site and proceeds toward the station.
Mission Timeline
5 sources- Oct. 31, 2000
1 begins
Expedition 1, the station’s first long-term crew, explored a range of topics including how space affects biology and physics, and also studied Earth from above.
- During increment
Station
Date: March 11, 2001 Duration: 8 hours, 56 minutes Spacewalkers: James Voss , Susan Helms Date: Feb. 14, 2001 Duration: 5 hours, 25 minutes Spacewalkers: Thomas Jones , Robert Curbeam Date: Feb. 12, 2001 Duration: 6 hours, 50 minutes Spacewalkers: Thomas Jones , Robert Curbeam Date: Feb. 10, 2001 Duration: 7 hours, 34 minutes Spacewalkers: Thomas Jones , Robert Curbeam Date: Dec. 7, 2000 Duration: 5 hours, 10 minutes Spacewalkers: Joseph Tanner , Carlos Noriega Date: Dec. 5, 2000 Duration: 6 hours, 37 minutes Spacewalkers: Joseph Tanner , Carlos Noriega Date: Dec. 3, 2000 Duration: 7 hours, 33 minutes Spacewalkers: Joseph Tanner , Carlos Noriega
- March 21, 2001
Expedition 1 concludes
The resident increment ended with crew transition and return operations.
- Oct. 31, 2000
Expedition 1 starts
Expedition 1 station configuration began the recorded mission from the assigned launch site.