Commander Sergei Volkov leads the crew on the International Space Station.
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This Month in Exploration
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Current Missions
Expedition 17
GLAST Set to Launch June 3
The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope will answer questions about supermassive black hole systems, pulsars and the origin of cosmic rays.
Phoenix Set to Land on Mars May 25
NASA's newest Mars lander arrives at the red planet on May 25 to uncover clues to the geologic history and biological potential of the Martian arctic.
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