Launch Vehicle: Soyuz TM-31 October 31, 2000 Duration: On ISS: 136 days On orbit: 141 days Return Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery March 21, 2001 Astronauts: William Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko The first International Space Station crew patch is a simplified graphic of the station complex when fully completed. The station is seen with solar arrays turned forward. The last names of the Expedition One crew, Soyuz pilot Yuri Gidzenko, flight engineer Sergei Krikalev, and expedition commander William (Bill) Shepherd, appear under the station symbol.