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Launch:
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the Soyuz TM-34, Russian manned transport
spacecraft, was launched on April 25, 2002 at 10:26:35.117
Moscow Summer Time (06:26:35.117 UTC). |
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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 in an automated
mode to the nadir docking port of the Zarya Functional
Cargo Block of the ISS on April 27, 2002 at 11:55:51
Moscow Summer Time (07:55:51 UTC). |
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Undocking:
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the Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft undocked from
Russian docking compartment Pier on May 5, 2002 at 4:31:08
Moscow Summer Time (00:31:08 UTC). |
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Landing:
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landing took place on May 5, 2002 at 7:51:53
Moscow Summer Time (03:51:53 UTC). |
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Landing site:
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26 km south-east of Arkalyk (Republic
of Kazachstan). |
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Flight duration:
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9 days 21 hours 25 mins
18 secs. |
Key mission objectives:
- putting into orbit an international Visiting Crew 3
on board manned spacecraft Soyuz TM-34;
- scheduled replacement of Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft which
has been serving as a rescue vehicle for ISS since October
23, 2001;
- conducting work on-board the space station under the
visiting expedition program: Plasma
Crystal, Biotest-1
experiments under the Russian program, and experiments
under two commercial programs, Italian Marco
Polo program (CHIRO, VEST, ALTEINO, BMI) and a Cosmonaut
M.Shuttleworth Program (CCE, SPC, ESCD, EDUCATION-SA,
PLANKTON-LINZA-SA);
- addressing the ISS crew logistical tasks;
- returning Visiting Crew 3 to Earth in the descent vehicle
of the Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft.
| The prime crew |
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Yuri Pavlovich
GIDZENKO
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Commander of the crew
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Gagarin Cosmonaut Training
Center, Russia |
Roberto
VITTORI |
Flight engineer |
ESA, Italy |
Mark
SHUTTLEWORTH |
Space flight participant |
Republic of South Africa |
Left to right: M. Shuttleworth, Y.P. Gidzenko,
R. Vittori
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| The back-up crew |
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Gennadi Ivanovich
PADALKA
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Commander of the crew
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Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia |
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Oleg Dmitrievich
KONONENKO
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Flight engineer |
S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Russia |
The program of visiting mission 3 calls for conducting
11 experiments on-board ISS RS under two commercial programs
and a Russian program:
| - Italian program |
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4 space experiments, |
| - South African program |
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5 space experiments, |
| - Russian program |
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1 space experiment. |
The following resources are needed to carry out the program:
| LOGISTICS |
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Cargo delivered to ISS RS on board
logistics
vehicle Progress M1-8
manned
transport vehicle Soyuz TM-34
TOTAL:
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43.88 kg
27.32 kg
71.20 kg
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Materials with the results of the space experiments
to be returned to Earth in the Soyuz TM-33 descent
vehicle.
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20.01 kg
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| POWER REQUIREMENTS |
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Continuous
Maximum during a session
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40 W
up to 180 W
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| CREW TIME |
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Visiting Crew 3 Commander Yu.Gidzenko
Visiting Crew 3 Flight Engineer R.Vittori
Space flight participant M.Shuttleworth
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42 h 55 m
32 h 45 m
36 h 25 m
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60 items of hardware and kits are involved in the implementation
of the program, with 19 hardware items being supplied by
the Italian side, 13 hardware items by Contractor (M.Shuttleworth),
and 28 items of hardware and kits by the Russian side.
Upon completion of the program, originators of the experiments
will receive 18 items of materials with the experimental
results having a total mass of 13.87 kg.
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