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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