The official start of the expedition occurred when the crew docked to the station on 2 November 2000, aboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TM-31, which had launched two days earlier.
O inicio da expedición produciuse cando a tripulación se acoplou á estación o 2 de novembre de 2000 a bordo da nave espacial rusa Soyuz TM-31, que partira dous días antes.