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# Expedition 6

Occurred 21 years ago

Expedition 6 led space experiments to gain new insights in the fields of medicine, materials, plant science, commercial biotechnology, and manufacturing.

Mission Type

meet the crew

Launch

Landing

## Crew Members

Kenneth Bowersox, CommanderNikolai Budarin, Flight EngineerDon Pettit, Flight Engineer

## Crew and Cargo Missions

5/3/03 – Expedition 6 Land4/28/03 – Expedition 7 Dock4/25/03 – Expedition 7 Launch2/4/03– ISS Progress 10 Dock2/2/03– ISS Progress 10 Launch2/1/03– ISS Progress 9 Undock

## Spacewalks

**Date:**April 8, 2003**Duration:**6 hours, 26 minutes**Spacewalkers:**Ken Bowersox, Don Pettit**Date:**Jan. 15, 2003**Duration:**6 hours, 51 minutes**Spacewalkers:**Ken Bowersox, Don Pettit

## 				Expedition 6 Resources			

## Status Reports

Expedition 6 Status Reports from October 2002 through May 2003.

## Expedition Press Kit

Get an overview of Expedition 6, its crew, and the activities they were conducting during their mission to the International Space Station.

## Mission Science

Learn more about the range of microgravity science encompassing human research, space phsyics, and more the Expedition 6 crew has conducted.

## Mission Imagery

During Expedition 6, the crew took images of the Earth views, the orbiting station, their daily lives aboard and the experiments they conducted during their stay, plus so much more. Check out some of the image highlights from Expedition 6 in the gallery.

## Space Station Imagery

View imagery taken from the International Space Station since 1999 of daily crew activities, spacewalks, visiting vehicles, and the Earth below.

## International Space Station News

36 Min Read
Crew Flight Test: The Astronauts

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Climate Change Research

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Astronauts To Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescope
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NASA to Host a Pair of Briefings for Starliner Crew Flight

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New York Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
News Release7 Min Read
The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA
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Crew Flight Test: The Mission
3 Min Read
NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara to Discuss Space Station Mission
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