Expedition 8 (ISS-8)
PRIME AND BACKUP CREWS
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Launch: |
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On October 18, 2003 at 09:38:03 Moscow Time (05:38:03 UTC) the Russian manned transport
spacecraft Soyuz TMA-3 was launched by the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle. |
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Launch site:
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Baikonur launch site, Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Docking:
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On October 20, 2003 at 11:15:58 Moscow Summer Time (07:15:58 UTC) the Soyuz TMA-3 was
docked to the port of the docking compartment - module Pirs of the ISS Orbital Complex. |
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Undocking:
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On April 30, 2004 at 00:52 Moscow Time (April 29, 2004 at 22:52 CEST, 20:52 UTC)
the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft was unmated from the Pirs Docking Module. |
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Landing:
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On April 30, 2004 at 04:11:46 Moscow Time (02:11:46 CEST; 00:11:46 UTC). |
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Landing site:
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In the area located nearby the town of Arkhalyk, the Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Flight duration:
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194 days 18 hours 33 min 43 sec. |
| Prime Crew |
| ISS-8 |
| Colin Michael FOALE |
ISS Commander,
Soyuz-TMA Flight Engineer-2 |
NASA, USA |
Alexander Yurievich
KALERI |
ISS Flight Engineer,
Soyuz-TMA Commander |
S.P. Korolev, RSC Energia, Russia |
| VC-5 |
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| Pedro DUQUE |
Soyuz-TMA and
ISS VC Flight Engineer-1 |
ESA, Spain |
From left to right: M. Foale, A. Kaleri, P. Duque.
RGNIITsPK picture
From left to right: P. Duque, A. Kaleri, M. Foale.
S.P. Korolev, RSC Energia picture
| Backup crew |
| ISS-8 |
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William Surles
McARTHUR, Jr. |
ISS Commander,
Soyuz-TMA Flight Engineer-2 |
NASA, USA |
Valeriy Ivanovich
TOKAREV |
ISS Flight Engineer,
Soyuz-TMA Commander |
Y.A. Gagarin TsPK RGNII, Russia |
| VC-5 |
Andre KUIPERS |
Soyuz-TMA and ISS VC Flight Engineer-1 |
ESA, Netherlands |
From left to right: W. Macarthur, V. Tokarev, A. Kuipers.
RGNIITsPK picture
From left to right: W. Macarthur, V. Tokarev, A. Kuipers.
S.P. Korolev, RSC Energia picture
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