Expedition 11

Expedition 11 (2005) was the 11th expedition to the International Space Station, using the Soyuz TMA-6, which stayed during the expedition for emergency evacuation.

ISS Expedition 11
Space Shuttle Discovery photographed by Expedition 11 as it performed the first ever Rendezvous pitch manoeuvre.
Mission typeISS Expedition
Mission duration176 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes (at ISS)
179 days, 23 minutes (launch to landing)
Orbits completed2,817
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began17 April 2005, 02:19 (2005-04-17UTC02:19Z) UTC
Ended10 October 2005, 21:49 (2005-10-10UTC21:50Z) UTC
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-6
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-6
Crew
Crew size2
MembersSergei K. Krikalev
John L. Phillips
EVAs1
EVA duration4 hours and 58 minutes

Expedition 11 mission patch

L-R: Sergei K. Krikalev and John L. Phillips
ISS expeditions
 

European Space Agency Italian Astronaut Roberto Vittori launched with Expedition 11 on the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft and returned 24 April 2005 with Expedition 10 on Soyuz TMA-5.

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