launched fromRussia
Soyuz TM-31
Success
OCT 31200007:52:00 UTCFirst resident crew launch to the International Space Station. Commander William Shepherd flew up with cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, docking to the Zvezda module on 2 November 2000. Their 136-day Expedition 1 stay opened the continuous human presence aboard the station that has held unbroken ever since.
LIFTOFF
OCT 31 200007:52:00 UTC
Success
launched fromPad 1/5Baikonur
aboardSoyuz UintoLEO
Payload
Soyuz TM-31
ISS Expedition 1
Crew
Ascending
- 01Yuri GidzenkofromRussia
- 02Sergei KrikalevfromRussia
- 03William ShepherdfromUSA
Descending
- 01Talgat MusabayevfromRussia
- 02Yuri BaturinfromRussia
- 03Dennis TitofromUSA
Docking
docked atISS