Expedition 1 Status Reports

Feb. 28, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-07
An unmanned Russian Progress resupply ship successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) early today, bringing a ton of fuel, food and personal effects for the crew which has been living on board the outpost since November and the crew which is set to replace them in less than two weeks.
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Feb. 24, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-06
Expedition One Commander Bill Shepherd, Pilot Yuri Gidzenko and Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev took a short flight around the International Space Station (ISS) today, repositioning their Soyuz capsule from the aft docking port of the Station’s Zvezda module to the nadir, or downward facing docking port of the Zarya module.
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Jan. 31, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-05
Activity aboard the International Space Station continues to focus on preparations for the arrival of Space Shuttle Atlantis late next week bringing the first scientific laboratory on the STS-98 mission.
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Jan. 25, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-04
Nearing the end of their third month in space, the three-member Expedition 1 crew spent a smooth but busy week aboard the International Space Station, practicing emergency procedures, performing routine maintenance and inspections, and preparing for the continued expansion of the station with the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis next month.
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Jan. 17, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-03
With Space Shuttle Atlantis’ STS-98 mission delayed three weeks, the Expedition One crew aboard the International Space Station will continue to review documents and procedures in preparation for the arrival of the station’s newest module — the U.S. Laboratory Destiny.
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Jan. 11, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-02
Expedition One crewmembers are busily preparing the International Space Station for its next visitors — the five astronauts of the STS-98 mission of Atlantis — set to launch at 2:11 a.m. EST on January 19 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Jan. 3, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-01
The Expedition One crew moved into its tenth week in orbit today aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as preparations stepped into high gear for the launch of the next Shuttle assembly flight to the outpost.
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Dec. 31, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-64
Having spent a quiet holiday weekend in orbit aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Expedition One crew members maintained a Naval New Year’s tradition as they prepared to begin their tenth week in space.
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Dec. 26, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-63
More than three weeks after it was undocked and placed in a parking orbit, an unmanned Russian Progress resupply vehicle was manually redocked to the International Space Station this morning to be used as a trash receptacle and a fuel farm by the Expedition One crew.
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Dec. 20, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-62
Almost two months into their vanguard mission, the Expedition One crew spent the week checking systems on the International Space Station (ISS), conducting biomedical experiments and preparing for the redocking of an unmanned Progress resupply vehicle next week after a break to celebrate Christmas.
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Dec. 14, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-61
With five times more power than was available just two weeks ago, the Expedition One crew spent the week reconfiguring systems on the International Space Station (ISS) to route electricity being generated from the newly installed U.S. solar arrays on the orbiting complex to the Station’s modules.
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Nov. 30, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-60
After celebrating the International Space Station’s first holiday on orbit, the Expedition One Crew continued to activate support systems this week and completed the stowage of discarded equipment on an unmanned Progress resupply ship.
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Nov. 22, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-59
Almost three weeks after arriving aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Expedition One Crew is continuing to activate support systems and unload supplies and equipment from a Progress supply ship that docked to the orbiting facility late last week.
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Nov. 17, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-58
An unmanned Russian spacecraft filled with supplies and spare parts was manually docked tonight to the International Space Station (ISS), two days after it was launched from the Asian desert.
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Nov. 15, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-57
While the occupants of the International Space Station (ISS) slept, a new resupply vehicle sped to the orbiting outpost, carrying supplies and hardware for the three residents on board.
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Nov. 14, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-56
The Expedition One crew continued work today to make the International Space Station a home, and to prepare for the arrival of a Russian cargo ship later this week.
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Nov. 10, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-55
The Expedition One crew spent a relatively quiet day today aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as they prepare for the arrival of an unmanned resupply craft late next week.
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Nov. 9, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-54
The Expedition One crew today activated the last of its critical life support systems aboard the International Space Station and looked ahead to the launch of a resupply vehicle next week to the new outpost.
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Nov. 8, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-53
The Expedition One crew today installed the final cables and sensors into the prime oxygen-generation system aboard the International Space Station and continued to set up laptop computers and communications gear as they neared the end of a full week aboard the outpost.
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Nov. 7, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-52
The Expedition One crew today completed the installation of electronics into a key like support system aboard the International Space Station and exercised on a new treadmill system as they completed one week in space since launch Oct. 31.
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Nov. 6, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-51
The Expedition One crewmembers installed backup rendezvous equipment and conducted the first exercise on board the International Space Station as they near the end of the first week of their four-month mission.
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Nov. 4, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-50
The International Space Station’s first crew continued a busy and productive pace of work today, activating and installing several key pieces of equipment in the Zvezda living quarters as they began to settle in to life aboard the orbiting complex.
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Nov. 3, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-49
The first permanent residents of the International Space Station (ISS) pressed ahead today, installing key life support systems and additional communications equipment in their first full day aboard the orbiting outpost.
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Nov. 2, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-48
The first resident crew members to live and work aboard the International Space station arrived at their new home in space earlier today to begin a planned four month stay aboard the orbiting outpost.
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Nov. 1, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-47
The Expedition 1 crew, Commander Bill Shepherd, Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko and Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev, awoke at about 6 p.m. CST this evening to complete preparations for the docking with the International Space Station at 3:24 a.m. Thursday CST.
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Nov. 1, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-46
The Soyuz spacecraft and the Expedition One crew drew closer to their home in space – the International Space Station – following two rendezvous burns earlier today. Also the Progress supply vehicle was undocked from the station, freeing the aft port on the Zvezda module to which the Soyuz will dock at 3:24 a.m. CST, Thursday.
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Oct. 31, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-45
The Expedition 1 crew began its second day in orbit after a 6:30 p.m. CST wakeup by a timing device aboard their Soyuz spacecraft as they continued to close the distance separating them from the International Space Station
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Oct. 31, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-44
The Expedition 1 crew, secure in its Soyuz spacecraft, continues on course for a rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station, inaugurating a new era in human space flight.
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Oct. 31, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-43
Following a launch at 1:53 a.m. CST today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the first residents to live on board the International Space Station are headed toward a Nov. 2 docking with the orbiting outpost, inaugurating a new era in space flight.
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Oct. 26, 2000 – International Space Station Status Report #00-42
Flight controllers in Houston and Moscow are preparing the International Space Station to come to life next week with the arrival of its first inhabitants, the three-member Expedition 1 crew that is scheduled to launch from Kazakhstan at 1:53 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Oct. 31.
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