ISS Expedition 2 – Official NASA Lapel Pin Badge

Celebrate the second crew to call the International Space Station home. Expedition 2 launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery (STS‑102) on 8 March 2001, beginning a 163‑day mission that pushed the young ISS into full operational life.

Commander Yuriy Usachev, and NASA astronauts Jim Voss and Susan Helms, took over station duties on 18 March 2001, supporting assembly, activating new modules, and expanding early science aboard humanity’s newest outpost.

All three had flown on STS‑101, with Voss performing a spacewalk that helped prepare the station for long‑duration habitation.

Returning to Earth on STS‑105 in August 2001, the Expedition 2 crew cemented the ISS as a living, working laboratory in orbit — and this official pin captures that milestone in classic NASA style.

Official ISS Expedition 2 pin celebrating the crew who powered the station into its next phase — long‑duration operations, major assembly work, and a defining chapter in ISS history. Essential for every space collector.

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