Assembly Flight 2R

Launch Date:	October 31, 2000 COMPLETED
Launch Vehicle:	Russian Soyuz Rocket
Elements:	Soyuz First Crew Launch: Expedition 1 Crew up Expedition 1 Crew More Information: Mission Overview   Crew

• Establishes first station manning with three-person crew: Commander Bill Shepherd; Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko; Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev.
• Provides Russian assured crew return capability without the Space Shuttle present.
• Station begins permanent human presence.

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