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Program of Utilization activities and Scientific Experiments for spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi

Based on the contract concluded between Roskosmos and the Space adventures company (USA) of May 28, 2008 and the agreement between the Federal Space Agency and OAO RSC Enegia of December 15, 2008 it was planned to perform a spaceflight of the U.S. Citizen Charles Simonyi on the ISS Russian Segment as VC-16 spaceflight participant.

List of Activities for Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi onboard the ISS RS

Brief Description
1.	Photo and video imagery of the Earth underlying surface and in the Station interior onboard the ISS RS for educational purpose.
2.	Participation in MCC - ISS RS - MCC telebridges in real time mode.
3.	Performance of Pille-Simonyi-2 radiation safety experiment Measurement of space radiation individual adsorbed dose during the VC-16 flight time.
4.	Sessions of amateur radio communication.
5.	Demonstration of symbolic items onboard the ISS RS.

In compliance with the concluded Contract the following user's resources are allocated for VC-16 spaceflight participant:

CARGO TRAFFIC
Delivery of cargo items (including personal items) to the ISS RS by the Souyz TMA-14 transport spacecraft	up to 15 kg
Return of cargo items by the Souyz TMA-13 transport spacecraft	up to 5 kg
POWER CONSUMPTION
Total power consumed	up to 100 W
CREW TIME
Russian cosmonaut assistance	up to 5 h

ISS Crew

Yuri MALENCHENKO Yuri
MALENCHENKO

Timothy KOPRA Timothy
KOPRA

Timothy PEAKE Timothy
PEAKE

Alexey OVCHININ Alexey
OVCHININ

Oleg SKRIPOCHKA Oleg
SKRIPOCHKA

Jeffry WILLIAMS Jeffry
WILLIAMS