Expedition 3 (ISS-3)
MAIN TASKS OF THE EXPEDITION
- Insertion of ISS-3 crew by Space Shuttle during Flight 7A.1;
- Support of the docking/undocking operations relative to the Progress M-45, Progress M-DC1, Progress M1-7, Soyuz
TM-33, Soyuz TM-32 vehicles and Space Shuttles during flights 7A.1, UF1;
- Progress, Soyuz and Shuttle unloading;
- Going on with the Station assembly operations and maintenance;
- Perform EVA - three space walks will be performed to the ISS Russian segment out of "Pirs" Docking Compartment DC1;
- Implementation of the Research and Experimental Program ordered by Rosaviakosmos, NASDA and ESA,
as well as the contract-based commercial activities;
- Conduct of the activities under the Visiting Crew Program VC-2: Experiments under the Russian Program,
Andromeda
scientific program by order of National Center of Space Reseach of France (CNES); contractual works with the Globus
Space company (Vzglyad program);
- Crew handover to Expedition four (ISS-4) and return of ISS-3 crew by Space Shuttle Flight UF1.
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