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Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov, Lt Colonel, Russian Air Force, Station Commander. Born April 1, 1973 in Chuguyev, Kharkov Region, Ukraine. He and his wife Natalia have a son who was born in 2001. Recreational activities include tennis, windsurfing, reading, and visiting museums. Graduated from the Tambov Air Force Academy with a degree of pilot/engineer. Volkov is Commander of Expedition 17
Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko, Station Flight Engineer. Born June 21, 1964, in Chardzhow, Turkmenia. Married to Tatiana Mikhailovna Yurieva, they have two children. Kononenko enjoys reading, and team sports.He graduated from the N. E. Zhukovskiy Kharkov Aviation Institute as a mechanical engineer.
Garrett E. Reisman, PhD, Station Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer. (Down). Born February 10, 1968 in Morristown, New Jersey, but considers Parsippany, New Jersey, to be his hometown. Recreational interests include flying, skiing and snowboarding, rock climbing, mountaineering, canyoneering, and SCUBA diving. Reisman holds a BS in Economics and a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as an MS in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Tech.
Gregory Chamitoff, Ph.D., Station Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer. (Up). Born August 6, 1962 in Montreal, Canada. Married to Chantal Caviness, MD, Ph.D. They have two children. Recreational interests include scuba diving, backpacking, flying, skiing, racquetball, aikido, and guitar. Chamitoff has earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from CalTech,
Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT, and an MS inSpace Science (Planetary Geology) from University of Houston Clear Lake.
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