... During the ISS-8 mission 130 sessions based on 42 experiments are scheduled to be conducted. 38 of the 42 experiments have been started in the previous expeditions expeditions, with 4 experiments ("Matryoshka-R", "KAF", "Vaktsina-K" and "Toksichnost") being quite new. Allocation of Experiments and Number of Sessions by Research Areas. Research Area . Experiment Name . Totally . ... Problems of Space Power Systems and Propulsions Systems . ... by the Soyuz TMA-3 manned spacecraft . ...