Expedition 1 crew (L-R): Sergei Krikalev, Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko
Expedition 1 mission patch
Expedition One, which began November 2, 2000, marked the beginning of a constant human presence aboard the International Space Station. Crew members William Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko, and Sergei Krikalev had blasted off just two days before aboard Soyuz TM-31 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The first supply ship, the unmanned Russian spacecraft Progress M1-4 arrived at the station on November 18.
On December 2, Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-97) arrived at the ISS, bringing more equipment for the station. The crew conducted three EVAs prior to boarding the station. The Endeavour's crew returned to Earth December 11.
Expedition One's crew was given Christmas Day and New Year's Day off.
On February 9, 2001, Atlantis (STS-98) docked with the station bringing a crew of five for a temporary stay. By this time, Expedition One had been on board for three months. NASA had noticed a "three-month wall", a psychological barrier that causes depression in previous astronauts. To combat this, NASA allowed more time for them to speak to their families and encouraged them to watch movies and listen to music they liked.
Discovery (STS-102) arrived at the ISS March 10, 2001, bringing a new crew for Expedition 2. Expedition One returned to Earth on Discovery March 21, ending their four and a half months stay in space.
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