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 On December 7, 2006 Roscosmos and South Korean Aerospace Research Institute signed a Contract for a flight of a citizen of South Korea as a spaceflight participant of the visiting crew 14 (VC-14) to the International Space Station.
During flight onboard ISS RS Yi So Yeon will perform 52 experiment sessions under Korea Astronaut Program (KAP):
Breakdown of Experiments and Number of Sessions by Areas of Research
Korea Astronaut Program Experiments
| Geophysical research |
| "KAP 09" |
Experiment with Telescope for Extreme Lightning |
| Life Science Experiments |
| "KAP 01" |
Exposition of Seeds and Growth of Plants in Space |
| "KAP 02" |
Identification of gene response of Drosophilae melanogaster under gravity effect |
| "KAP 04" |
Medical Monitoring |
| "KAP 05" |
Research of Facial Edema |
| "KAP 06" |
Experiment of Korean Space Food |
| Investigation of Natural Resources and Ecological Monitoring |
| "KAP 10" |
Earth Surface Observation |
| Biotechnological Experiments |
| "KAP 03" |
Cultivation of Microorganisms, Plant and Human Cells in Space |
| Technological Research and Experiments |
| "KAP 07" |
Synthesis of Zeolite Microcrystals in Micro Gravity |
| "KAP 08" |
Synthesis of Metal-Organic Porous Materials |
| "KAP 11" |
Noise Measurement on the ISS RS |
| "KAP 12" |
Verification of New Non-Volatile Memory |
| "KAP 13" |
Measuring of Small Mass in Microgravity |
| "KAP 15" |
Photo and Video Imagery of Korean Astronaut Life |
| Educational and humanitarian projects |
| "KAP 14" |
Korean Educational Experiment |
According to the Contract the following resources are allocated for VC-14 spaceflight participant:
| CARGO FLOW |
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Ascent to ISS RS:
by Progress M-63
by Soyuz TMA-12
TOTALLY:
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17.8 kg
31.67 kg
49.47 kg
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Return of materials with SE results:
by Soyuz TMA-11
TOTALLY:
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8.13 kg
8.13 kg
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| POWER CONSUMPTION |
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Daily average
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up to 100 W
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| CREW TIME |
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VC-14 spaceflight participant
Russian cosmonaut
TOTALLY:
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53 h 15 min
6 h 40 min
59 h 55 min
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