Expedition 4 (ISS-4)
Experiments Program
In the course of ISS-4, 28 experiments are to be carried out. Most of them, 22 to be exact, are the activities already
started during previous expeditions. Six experiments are new.
There are plans to carry out 122 sessions of experiments.
Breakdown of Experiments by Research Areas
| Research Area |
Experiment Name |
| Human life research |
"Diurez",
"Parodont",
"Farma",
"Cardio-ODNT",
"Biotest",
"Profilaktika",
"Prognos",
"Brados"
|
| Geophysical research |
"Relaksatsia",
"Uragan",
"Molniya-SM"
|
| Earth resources sensing |
"Diatomeya"
|
| Technical research |
"Meteoroid",
"Tenzor",
"Vektor-T",
"Izgib",
"Privyazka",
"Iskazheniye",
"Identifikatsiya",
"Skorpion",
"Kromka"
|
| Contract activities |
GTS,
MPAC&SEED,
HDTV,
"Vzglyad"
|
| Study of cosmic rays |
"Platan"
|
| Educational and humanitarian projects |
"Konstruktor",
"Kolibry"
|
For implementation of the еxperiments program the following is required:
| CARGO FLOW |
 |
Delivery during ISS-3
delivery during ISS-4,
including
on
Logistics vehicle Progress M1-8
Soyuz TM-34
TOTAL:
|
57,84 kg
27,81 kg
26,45 kg
1,36 kg
85,65 kg
|
 |
Return of materials with results of space experiments
including return on-board
Soyuz TM-33
Space Shuttle UF2 mission
TOTAL:
|
10,35 kg
0,42 kg
10,77 kg
|
| POWER CONSUMPTION |
 |
Continuous
Maximum during a session
|
up to 70 W
up to 200 W
|
| CREW TIME |
 |
Crew commander
Flight engineer (USA)
TOTAL:
|
54 h 45 min
12 h 00 min
66 h 45 min
|
| RECORDING AND TRANSFER
OF SCIENTIFIC DATA TO PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS |
 |
- Sample Kits
- Electronic data carriers
- Telemetry data
|
31 pcs.
37 pcs.
1.87 GByte |
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