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## Expedition 2 Status Reports

**Aug. 23, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-25**Just hours after the return of the Expedition Two crew to the Kennedy Space Center, the Expedition Three crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) received new supplies and fuel this morning following the flawless docking of a Progress resupply freighter.Read More**Aug. 8, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-24**With Discovery poised on Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center for liftoff tomorrow to the International Space Station, Expedition Two Commander Yury Usachev and Flight Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms completed the packing of personal items and hardware for their return to Earth after more than five months in orbit and awaited the arrival of their replacements.Read More**Aug. 1, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-23**A week and a half removed from the most recent shuttle visit to the International Space Station, the Expedition Two crew continues preparations for ending its mission aboard the complex as Discovery is readied for the STS-105 launch a week from tomorrow at 4:38 p.m. Central time to deliver supplies, logistics and the next crew to live aboard the orbiting outpost.Read More**July 5, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-22**Another week of testing the International Space Station’s robotic arm and cataloging onboard inventory has been the focus for the Expedition Two crew as the launch of Atlantis delivering the Airlock approaches.Read More**June 27, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-21**As Shuttle and International Space Station Program managers prepare to meet to select an official target launch date for Atlantis’ STS-104 mission to the complex, the Expedition Two crew continues to test the station’s robotic arm in preparation for its first official task of permanently installing the Airlock onto the Unity module.Read More**June 20, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-20**After an extensive engineering analysis, International Space Station Program managers Tuesday gave the green light to proceed with the launch of Atlantis no earlier than July 12 to deliver the 6.5-ton Joint Airlock to the orbiting complex.Read More**June 13, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-19**As the Expedition Two crew approaches 100 days in space, work to gain confidence in the operation of the station’s robotic arm to support the installation of the Joint Airlock continues.Read More**June 8, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-18**Expedition Two Commander Yury Usachev and astronaut Jim Voss performed their first spacewalk on the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, completing all of their scheduled tasks smoothly and ahead of schedule.Read More**June 6, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-17**The Expedition Two crew this week busily prepared for the first station-based spacewalk planned for Friday and continues to assist the ground with troubleshooting of the complex’s robotic arm in the backup mode.Read More**May 30, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-16**International Space Station engineers are continuing to troubleshoot problems with the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the complex after an unsuccessful attempt earlier today to solve a communications glitch with one of the crane’s joints through a software modification.Read More**May 22, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-15**Following two days of free flight since its launch Sunday, an unmanned Russian Progress spacecraft automatically docked to the back end of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module at 7:24 p.m. Central time today.Read More**May 16, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-14**Expedition Two crew activities aboard the International Space Station this week are focusing on the arrival of two spacecraft – the next Russian Progress supply vehicle early next week and Space Shuttle Atlantis in a month.Read More**May 9, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-13**The International Space Station’s Expedition Two crew has turned its attention to the initial checkout of the new robotic arm now that the outpost’s command and control computers are working properly.Read More**May 6, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-12**The Soyuz 2 crew successfully undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) late Saturday night U.S. time, and landed safely on the Central steppes of Kazakhstan Sunday morning to complete its mission to deliver a fresh Soyuz return capsule to the Expedition Two crew.Read More**May 2, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-11**With the landing of Endeavour following the STS-100 mission and the arrival at the International Space Station of the Soyuz Taxi Crew with a new vehicle, the Expedition Two crew now is settling in to begin the process of unpacking and stowing nearly two tons of new supplies and hardware.Read More**April 11, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-10**The International Space Station’s Expedition Two Crew spent this week loading the Progress supply craft with trash and unneeded items in preparation for its undocking next week to clear the aft port on the Zvezda module for the relocation of the Soyuz capsule.Read More**April 4, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-09**The resident crew of the International Space Station – Commander Yury Usachev and Flight Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms — spent the last week conducting experiments and performing routine housekeeping chores and some maintenance work.Read More**March 28, 2001 – International Space Station Status Report #01-08**The International Space Station has become home to its new residents — the Expedition Two crew of Commander Yury Usachev and Flight Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms — who are settling in for a four-month stay after assuming command of the complex 10 days ago.+ Read More