MAJOR EXPEDITION
TASKS
- Launch of ISS-8 crew and ESA's Spanish astronaut, operating
under the visiting crew program (VC-5), aboard Soyuz TMA-3
transport manned spacecraft of 7S mission;
- Soyuz TMA-3 docking to Service Module with its subsequent
redocking to Functional Cargo Block;
- Handling operations to undock the Soyuz TMA-2, Progress
M-48, Progress M1-11, Progress M-49 spacecraft;
- Handling operations to dock the Progress M1-11, Progress
M-49, Progress M-50 and Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft;
- Unloading of the Soyuz TMA-3, Progress M1-11, Progress
M-49, Progress M-50 and Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft;
- Support of the station serviceability;
- Conduct of extravehicular activity - the first egress
from Pirs CO1 docking compartment on the ISS RS;
- Performance of the scientific and applied research
and experiments program ("Relaksatsia",
"Uragan",
"Molniya-SM",
"Sprut-MBI",
"Diurez",
"Parodont",
"Farma",
"Cardio-ODNT",
"Biotest",
"Profilaktika",
"Pulse",
"Gematologia",
"Pilot",
"Biorisk",
"Rastenia-2",
"Intercellular
interaction", "Prognos",
"Brados",
"Matryoshka-R",
"Diatomeya",
"Mimetik-K",
"KAF",
"Vaktsina-K",
"Biodegradatsia",
"Bioekologia",
"Interleukin-K",
"MSK",
"Meteoroid",
"Toksichnost",
"Tenzor",
"Vektor-T",
"Izgib",
"Privyazka",
"Iskazheniye",
"Plasma
crystal", "Identifikatsia",
"Skorpion",
"Kromka",
"Platan"),
as well as contract-based commercial activities (GTS,
MPAC&SEED,
"GCF-NASDA");
- Performance of the program of experiments under the
SSM Servantes
Project ("AGEING",
"ROOT",
"GENEEXPRESSION",
"MESSAGE-2",
"BMI-2",
"CARDIOCOG-2",
"NEUROCOG-2",
"SYMPATHO-2",
"PROMISS-2"*,
"NANOSLAB-2"*,
"LSO-S",
"3D Camera",
"MEDOPS"*,
"Crew
restraint"*, "CHONDRO",
"VIDEO-2",
"APIS",
"THEBAS",
"ARISS-2",
"WINOGRAD")
during the VC-5 period;
- Shift handover to ISS-9 expedition and return of ISS-8
crew and ESA's Dutch astronaut, who worked under the visiting
crew program (VC-6), aboard Soyuz TMA-3 transport manned
spacecraft.
* Experiments are conducted on the ISS USOS.
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