Expedition 11 (ISS-11)
Eighth Russian Visiting Crew
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Launch:
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On April 15, 2005 at 04 hours 46 minutes 25 seconds Moscow Time (00:46:25 UTC) the Soyuz-FG
launch vehicle launched the Russian Soyuz TMA-6 manned transport 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 April 17, 2005 at 06 hours 20 minutes 25 seconds Moscow Time (02:20:25 UTC) the space vehicle
came in contact with the docking port of docking compartment - module Pirs as part of the ISS Orbital Complex |
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Undocking:
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On April 24, 2005 at 22 hours 42 minutes Moscow Time (18:42 UTC) the Soyuz TMA-5 manned transport
vehicle was undocked from Zarya Module as part of the ISS Orbital Complex |
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Landing:
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On April 25, 2005 at 02 hours 07 minutes 27 seconds Moscow Time (April 24 22:07:27 UTC) the landing took place. |
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Landing Site:
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Near the town of Arkalyk, Republic of Kazakhstan |
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Flight duration:
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9 days 21 hours 21 minute 2 seconds |
MAJOR INCREMENT TASKS
- Launch of the visiting crew participant Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori from ESA by manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-6, Flight 10S;
- Planned changeover of Soyuz TMA-5, which has been acting as a crew rescue vehicle as part of the ISS since 16 October, 2004;
- Implementation of the experimental program under the ISM Eneide Project onboard the ISS;
- Solution of the ISS crew flight technical support tasks;
- Return to Earth of Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori from ESA with the ISS-10 crew in Soyuz TMA-5descent capsule.
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