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Expedition 16 (ISS-16)
MAIN TASKS OF THE EXPEDITION
- Launch of two ISS-16 crewmembers and one participant of the visiting crew (VC-13) (Malaysia) by transport manned spacecraft Soyuz ТМА-11 in flight 15S;
- Docking of Soyuz ТМА-11 spacecraft to the docking assembly of the Functional Cargo Module (FGB) Zarya;
- Operational support for loading and undocking of Soyuz ТМА-10 from the Instrument Compartment of the Service Module Zvezda (IC-SM);
- Operational support for docking of the Space Shuttle in flight 10A. Rotation of one ISS-16 NASA crewmember by the Shuttle in flight 10A;
- Operational support for docking of the Space Shuttle in flight 1E. Rotation of one ISS-16 NASA crewmember by the Shuttle in flight 1E;
- Operational support for docking of Progress M-62 to Docking Compartment DC1 Pirs and its unloding;
- Operational support for docking of the Space Shuttle in flight 1J/A. Rotation of one ISS-16 NASA crewmember by the Shuttle in flight 1J/A;
- Operational support for docking of Progress M-63 to DC1 and its unloading;
- Loading and undocking of Progress M-61 and Progress M-62 from DC1;
- Support of the Space Station functionality;
- Performance of extravehicular activity: i.e. three US egresses (EVA) on the ISS USOS and one Russian egress (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 experimental program under ANGKASA MSM Project
onboard the ISS during the VC-13 time;
- Crew handover to Increment ISS-17 and return of two ISS-16 crewmembers and the spaceflight participant working under the visiting
crew (VC-14) program by transport manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-11.
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