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

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

Crew

• Sergei Krikalev (6), Commander - Russia (launched on Soyuz TMA-6)
• John L. Phillips (2), Flight Engineer - U.S.A. (launched on Soyuz TMA-6)
• Sergi Volkov (1), Flight Engineer - Russia (launched on STS-121)

(1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.

Mission parameters

• Perigee: ~384 km
• Apogee: ~396 km
• Inclination: ~51.6°
• Orbital period: ~92 min

• Docked: April 17, 2005, 06:15 UTC
• Undocked: Planned October 13, 2005
• Time Docked: ~190 days

Mission objectives

During the Expedition 11 mission, Russian Commander Sergei Krikalev will exceed the record for total time in space (currently held by Sergei Avdeyev with 747.593 days). Krikalev at launch has spent 624.387 days in space. Upon landing he will have spent about 815 days in space.

Expedition 11 crew member Volkov will join the mission later when STS-121 is launched on its supply mission to the ISS.

Spacewalks

External link

• http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/station/
• http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition11/index.html
• http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eneide/index.html