Expedition 15 (ISS-15)
MAIN TASKS OF THE EXPEDITION
- Launch of two ISS-15 crewmembers and one participant of the visiting crew (VC-12) Ch. Simonyi by transport manned spacecraft Soyuz ТМА-10 in flight 14S;
- Docking of Soyuz ТМА-10 spacecraft to the Functional Cargo Module (FGB);
- Operational support for loading and undocking of Soyuz ТМА-9 from the Instrument Compartment of the Service Module (IC-SM);
- Operational support for docking of the Space Shuttle in flight 13А;
- Operational support for docking of Progress М-60 to IC-SM and its unloading;
- Operational support for docking of the Space Shuttle in flight 13А.1. Rotation of one ISS-15 NASA crewmember by the Shuttle in flight 13А.1;
- Loading and undocking of Progress М-59 from DC1;
- Operational support for docking of Progress М-61 to DC1 and its unloading;
- Loading and undocking of Progress М-60 from SM IC;
- Operational support for docking of the Space Shuttle in flight 10А. Rotation of one ISS-15 NASA crewmember by the Shuttle in flight 10А;
- Loading and undocking of Progress М-61 from DC1;
- Support of the Space Station functionality;
- Performance of extravehicular activity: i.e. one US egress (EVA) on the ISS USOS and two Russian egresses (EVA) on the ISS Russian Segment;
- Performance of the science and application research program and experiments, as well as contract-based commercial activities;
- Implementation of the utilization program for Charles Simonyi onboard the ISS, as well as
performance of ESA life science experiments during the VC-12 time;
- Crew handover to Increment ISS-16 and return of two ISS-15 crewmembers and the spaceflight participant working under the visiting crew (VC-13) program by transport manned spacecraft Soyuz ТМА-10.
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