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In August 10, 2001 an international crew of three will begin living aboard the International Space Station as 3rd Crew.
The crew  includes International Space Station Commander Frank L. Culbertson (U.S. Astronaut), Vladimir N. Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin (Russian Cosmonauts) as Flight Engineers.
Frank L. Culbertson Vladimir N. Dezhurov Mikhail Turin

Frank L. Culbertson

NASA Astronaut (Captain, USN, Ret.)

PERSONAL DATA: Born May 15, 1949, in Charleston, South Carolina, but considers Holly Hill to be his hometown. Married, June 1987, to the former Rebecca Ellen Dora of Vincennes, Indiana. Five children. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Culbertson, Sr., reside in Laurens, South Carolina. Rebecca’s mother, Mrs. Avanelle Vincent Dora, resides in Vincennes, Indiana. Her father, Mr. Robert E. Dora, is deceased.

Vladimir N. Dezhurov

Lieutenant Colonel, Test Cosmonaut. Resides in Star City

PERSONAL DATA: Born July 30, 1962, Yavas settlement, Zubovo-Polyansk district, Mordovia, Russia. Married to Elena Valentinovna Dezhurova (nee Suprina). Two daughters. Nikolai Serafimovich Dezhurov, father, and Anna Vasilevna Dezhurova, mother, reside in Yavas settlement, Zubovo-Polyansk district, Mordovia, Russia.

Mikhail Tyurin

Russian Cosmonaut

PERSONAL DATA: Michael Tyurin lives in Korolev, a small city outside of Moscow. He was born March 2, 1960, in Kolomna, Russia (about 60 miles from Moscow) where his parents still reside. He is married to Tatiana Anatoleyvna Tyurin. They have a daughter, Alexandra, born in 1982. He enjoys sailing in his free time.

 
Mission Data
  • Launch Date: August 10, 2001
  • Launch Site: Cape Canaveral
  • Launch vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery STS-105
  • Payload: Crew rotation flight -  Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) 
STS-105 will serve as a crew rotation flight. Space Shuttle Discovery will deliver the Expedition Three Crew to the station and will return the Expedition Two Crew to Earth. The primary cargo for the mission is the Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module

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