Launches second resident crew
(designated Expedition
crew 2) to the station: Yuri Usachev, James Voss and Susan Helms.
Returns first crew to Earth: Bill Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev and Yuri
Gidzenko.
Provides logistics and resupply.
Carries equipment to assist in
outfitting of the U.S. Laboratory module in Italian-built logistics
module