Expedition 16 (ISS-16)
Thirteenth Russian Visiting Crew
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Launch:
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On October 10, 2007 at 17:22:38 Moscow time (13:22:38 UTC) Russian manned transport
spacecraft Soyuz TMA-11 was launched by the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle. |
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Launch Site:
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Baikonur launch site, Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Docking:
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On October 12, 2007 at 18:50:05 Moscow time (14:50:05 UTC) to the port of Zarya Functional and Cargo Module of the ISS Orbital Complex. |
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Undocking:
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On October 21, 2007 at 11:14 Moscow time (07:14 UTC) the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft undocked from the Zaria Module of the ISS Orbital Complex. |
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Landing:
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On October 21, 2007 at 14:36 Moscow time (10:36 UTC). |
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Landing Site:
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In the area located 10 km from the settlement of Tolybai, Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Flight duration:
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10 days 21 hr 14 min |
MAJOR INCREMENT TASKS
- Launch of spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie, citizen of Malaysia on Soyuz TMA-11 transport manned space vehicle;
- Unloading of Soyuz TMA-11 transport space vehicle;
- Soyuz space vehicles changeover with planned replacement of Soyuz TMA-10 acting as a crew rescew vehicle being mated to ISS since April 9, 2007;
- Performance of the experimental program under ANGKASA MSM Project onboard the ISS;
- Servicing of Soyuz transport space vehicle systems;
- Individual life support onboard the ISS;
- ISS emergency drill walk;
- Return of equipment to Soyuz TMA-10 transport space vehicle;
- Landing of spaceflight participant Malaysia Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie together with two ISS-15 crewmembers Fedor Yurchikhin and
Oleg Kotov in the descent capsule of Soyuz TMA-10 transport space vehicle.