18 October 2003 05:38 GMT. Landing Date: 2003-10-28 02:40:00. Flight Time: 9.88 days. Alternate Name: Soyuz TMA-3 (Duque). Other Name: ISS EP-5. Flight Up: Soyuz TMA-3. Flight Back: Soyuz TMA-2. Crew: Duque. Program: ISS. Duque carried out out 24 experiments in the fields of life and physical sciences, Earth observation, education and technology. The experiments were sponsored by the European Space Agency and Spain. Duque was transported to the ISS with the Expedition 8 crew of Mike Foale and Aleksandr Kaleri aboard Soyuz TMA-3. Soyuz TMA-3 docked with the Pirs module at 07:16 GMT on October 20. After ten days in space, Duque returned to earth with the EO-7 crew of Malenchenko and Lu aboard Soyuz TMA-2. The program of experiments under the SSM Cervantes Project included: Ageing, Root, Geneexpression, Message-2, Bmi-2, Cardiocog-2, Neurocog-2, Sympatho-2, Promiss Eo-2, Nanoslab-2, Lso-S, 3d Camera, Medops, Crew Restraint, Chondro, Video-2, Apis, Thebas, Ariss Eo-2, and Winograd.
ISS Cervantes Chronology - 2003 Oct 18 - International Space Station Status Report #03-52
A new crew rocketed toward the International Space Station early today, leaving the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz booster that lifted off at 12:38 a.m. CDT and flawlessly sped into Earth orbit. ISS Expedition 8 Commander and NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Foale and Expedition ...more...
- 2003 Oct 18 - Soyuz TMA-3 Crew: Foale, Kaleri, Duque. Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA. Payload: Soyuz TMA s/n 213. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz FG. Perigee: 376 km (233 mi). Apogee: 384 km (238 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.20 min.
The spacecraft carried the Expedition 8 crew of Mike Foale and Aleksandr Kaleri and the EP-5 (Cervantes) mission crewmember Pedro Duque. During the flight to the station spacecraft Commander was Aleksandr Kaleri . Soyuz TMA-3 docked with the Pirs module at 07:16 GMT on October 20. Once the EO-7 crew aboard the ISS was relieved, the roles switched, with Foale becoming the ISS Commander. Duque carried out out 24 experiments in the fields of life and physical sciences, Earth observation, education and technology. The experiments were sponsored by the European Space Agency and Spain. After ten days in space, Duque returned to earth with the EO-7 crew of Malenchenko and Lu aboard Soyuz TMA-2.
- 2003 Oct 20 - International Space Station Status Report #03-53
New residents arrived at the International Space Station Monday with the ISS Soyuz 7 spacecraft docking to the Station at 2:16 a.m. CDT (0716 GMT, 11:16am Moscow time). The arrival of Expedition 8 and a European Space Agency visiting researcher initiated a week of intense science operations and handover activities for the newest station crew, which will stay aboard the complex for nearly 200 days. With Soyuz Commander and Expedition 8 Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri at the controls, ...more...
- 2003 Oct 20 - International Space Station Status Report #03-54
The International Space Station's newest crew of Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri officially boarded the complex when hatches between its Soyuz spacecraft swung open at 5:19 a.m. CDT ( 1019 GMT, 2:19 p.m. Moscow time). They were joined by visiting researcher, European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque. Greeting them on the station were Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA ...more...
- 2003 Oct 24 - International Space Station Status Report #03-55
Final handover activities are underway aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 7 crew prepares to return to Earth Monday, following six months aboard the orbiting complex. Landing is scheduled for 8:41 p.m. CST on the steppes of Kazakhstan. Ready to take over is the Expedition 8 crew, which has spent the last week in space ...more...
- 2003 Oct 27 - International Space Station Status Report #03-56
The Expedition 7 crew touched down in northern Kazakhstan in its Soyuz spacecraft about 8:41 p.m. CST, concluding a 183-day mission aboard the International Space Station and 185 days in space. Landing occurred on target, approximately 24 miles (38 kilometers) from Arkylyk in Kazakhstan. Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu and European ...more...
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