Expedition 11 Status Reports

Oct. 10, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-50
After traveling 75 million miles during six months on the international space station, Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA ISS Science Officer John Phillips returned to Earth today.
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Oct. 7, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-49
Following the docking of the Soyuz spacecraft early Monday morning, the space station is now home to a new crew.
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Oct. 3, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-48
New residents arrived at the international space station this morning to begin a six-month mission that will carry them through the new year into next spring.
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Sept. 30, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-47
The 12th crew of the international space station rocketed into space tonight, beginning a six-month mission.
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Sept. 30, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-46
Preparations for arrival of the next crew of the space station, scientific activities and maintenance highlighted this week’s activities aboard the orbiting laboratory.
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Sept. 16, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-45
The installation of a replacement part for an oxygen-generating system, unpacking a recently arrived cargo carrier and the disassembly of a radiation-detection experiment highlighted this week’s activities aboard the International Space Station.
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Sept. 10, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-44
A 2½-ton delivery arrived at the back door of the International Space Station today as an unpiloted Russian cargo ship linked up to the Zvezda module’s docking port at 9:42 a.m. CDT, filled with supplies for Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer John Phillips and spare parts for repair to some Station systems.
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Sept. 8, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-43
A new shipment of supplies is on its way to the International Space Station.
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Sept. 1, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-42
The International Space Station’s Expedition 11 crewmembers completed 20 weeks in space this week and focused on an upcoming cargo ship exchange and computer software transition.
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Aug. 26, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-41
The residents of the International Space Station this week unloaded cargo delivered to them last month by Discovery’s astronauts, prepared for the arrival of more supplies and repaired a key component of the outpost’s environmental control system.
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Aug. 18, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-40
More milestones met on the International Space Station this week, with the Expedition 11 crewmembers completing a spacewalk just days after the Commander became the most experienced space traveler in history.
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Aug. 12, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-39
After saying goodbye to the visiting Space Shuttle Discovery Saturday, International Space Station Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA Science Officer John Phillips spent much of this week preparing for a spacewalk they will conduct next week.
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July 22, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-38
Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer John Phillips got ready this week for two upcoming Space Shuttle launches and a Space Station spacewalk, and supported two different continuing science investigations.
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July 19, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-37
The Expedition 11 crew left the International Space Station today for a short ride, relocating its Soyuz return craft from one docking port to another.
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July 15, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-36
Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA Science Officer John Phillips worked to wrap up packing of items to be returned to Earth on Discovery, while continuing their scientific experiments, physical exercises and routine Station maintenance.
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July 8, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-35
After a light duty three-day holiday weekend, the International Space Station Expedition 11 crew returned to work for a short, but intense week of science experiments, spacesuit preparations and packing for the upcoming Space Shuttle mission.
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July 1, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-34
The residents of the International Space Station were informed today that they may welcome visitors arriving on a Space Shuttle in two weeks.
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June 24, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-33
The International Space Station crew spent much of the week unpacking and using supplies from the newly docked Progress cargo craft.
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June 18, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-32
An unpiloted Russian cargo ship linked up to the International Space Station today to deliver more than two tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water, supplies and spare parts.
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June 17, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-31
After a busy week of preparations, the Expedition 11 crew on the International Space Station is ready for Saturday’s arrival of a Progress cargo craft bearing more than two tons of supplies and equipment.
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June 16, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-30
Carrying more than two tons of supplies, a Russian cargo spacecraft began a two-day trip to the International Space Station today after its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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June 10, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-29
Aboard the International Space Station this week, the eleventh Expedition crew spent the latter part of its second month in space preparing for the arrival of new cargo as its commander quietly slipped into second place on the all-time human space endurance list.
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June 3, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-28
A new capability was added to the operation of the International Space Station this week as a final round of tests to commission remote control of the Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm from the ground was completed.
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May 27, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-27
The Expedition 11 crew entered its seventh week in space today, wrapping up a week highlighted by research, maintenance and training for photography tasks to be done during the Space Shuttle’s Return to Flight mission in July.
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May 20, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-26
The Expedition 11 crew, now into the second month of its stay on the International Space Station, had a varied week highlighted by repair of an exercise treadmill, tests of an oxygen supply and preparations for the Space Shuttle’s Return to Flight.
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May 13, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-25
Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer John Phillips continued routine maintenance and science experiments aboard the International Space Station this week as they wrapped up their first month in space.
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May 6, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-24
Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer John Phillips moved full speed ahead into their Expedition 11 maintenance and science work aboard the International Space Station during their third week in space.
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April 29, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-23
The new crew members of the International Space Station completed their first full work week today as they conducted routine maintenance, continued to settle in and practiced photography to be used when the Space Shuttle returns to flight.
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April 24, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-22
After traveling more than 78 million miles aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 10 Commander and NASA ISS Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov returned to Earth today. With them was European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, who had spent eight days aboard the orbiting complex doing research.
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April 22, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-21
Aboard the International Space Station this week, one crew counted down its final days in space, headed toward a return to Earth on Sunday, while another crew began a six-month journey in orbit.
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April 16, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-20
New residents arrived at the International Space Station tonight to begin a six-month mission.
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April 14, 2005 – International Space Station Status Report #05-19
The 11th crew of the International Space Station rocketed into space tonight, beginning a six-month mission.
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