Expedition 3 (ISS-3)
Second Russian Visiting Crew
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Launch:
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The Soyuz TM-33, Russian manned transport spacecraft, was launched on October 21, 2001 at 12:59:35
Moscow Summer Time. |
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Launch Site:
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the Republic of Kazachstan, cosmodrome Baikonur. |
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Docking:
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the spacecraft was docked to the nadir docking port of the Zarya Functional Cargo Block of
the ISS on October 23, 2001 at 14:44:15 Moscow Summer Time. |
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Undocking:
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the Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft undocked from Russian docking compartment Pier on October 31, 2001 at 4:38:30 Moscow Time. |
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Landing:
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landing took place on October 31, 2001 at 7:59:26 Moscow Time. |
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Landing Site:
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180 km south-east of Dzhezkazgan (Republic of Kazachstan). |
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Flight duration:
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9 days 20 hours 00 mins 25 secs. |
MAJOR INCREMENT TASKS
- putting Visiting Crew 2 into orbit on-board Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft;
- planned replacement of Souyz TM-32 which has been functioning as a crew rescue vehicle within ISS since April 30, 2001;
- conducting on-board the space station a work package under the program of the visit: experiments under "Russian
program" - "Uragan", "Diatomeya", "Plazma Cristal "; research program
"Andromeda" under a contract with French national center for space
research (CNES); contractual work with "Globus Space" company ("Vzglyad" project);
- providing maintenance support for ISS-3 crew mission;
- return of Visiting Crew 2 on-board Soyuz TM-32.
| Prime Crew |
| VC-2 |
| Viktor Mikhailovich
AFANASIEV |
Crew commander |
GCTC,
Russia |
Konstantin Mirovich
KOZEEV |
Flight engineer |
RSC Energia,
Russia |
Claudie HAIGNERE
(ANDRE-DESHAUS) |
Flight engineer |
CNES, ESA |
Left to right: K.M. Kozeev, V.M.Afanasiev, C. Haignere
RGNII TsPK picture
CNES, ESA pictures
| Backup Crew |
| VC-2 |
| Sergei Victorovich
ZALETIN |
Commander |
GCTC,
Russia |
Nadezhda Vasilievna
KUZHELNAYA |
Flight engineer |
RSC Energia,
Russia |
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