Name: Volkov, Sergei Country: Russia M/F: M Number of Flights: 1

Space Flights Launch Date - Flight Up Landing Date - Flight Down
1. ISS Crew 17 April 8, 2008 - Soyuz TMA-12 October 24, 2008 - Soyuz TMA-12

Space Flights Descriptions
ISS Crew 7A
(Cancelled)
ISS "Alpha" Expedition Backup Crew 7A
Following the loss of Columbia, Edward Lu joined with Yuri Malenchenko to form the new two-person ISS Expedition "Caretaker" Crew 7.
Soyuz TMA-8
(Backup Crew)
ISS Crew Transfer Flight 12S (ISS "Alpha" Visiting Expedition EP-10)
1. ISS Crew 17 ISS "Alpha" Expedition 17 Crew (ISS Crew Transfer Flight 16S)
Docked with International Space Station (ISS) on April 10, 2008 aboard Soyuz TMA-12
Returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-12 on October 24, 2008
Soyuz TMA-1M
(Backup Crew)
ISS "Alpha" Expedition 25/26 Crew

Spacewalks - 2
Space Flights Date & Duration Purpose
ISS Crew 17 July 10, 2008 International Space Station Assembly - Remove an explosive bolt used to separate the propulsion and descent modules of the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft
6 hours 18 minutes
ISS Crew 17 July 15, 2008 International Space Station Assembly - Install a docking target for the Mini-Research Module 2, and the Vsplesk experiment. Retrieve Biorisk container. Relocate a foot restraint
5 hours 54 minutes

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Updated - June 11, 2009