Steps of ISS assembly
¹ |
Spacecraft |
Launch date |
Landing date |
Station element |
35 |
Soyuz TMA-2 |
Apr 26, 2003 | Oct 28, 2003 | |
36 |
Progress M1-10 |
June 8, 2003 | Oct 3, 2003 | |
37 |
Progress M-48 |
Aug 29, 2003 | Jan 28, 2004 | |
38 |
Soyuz TMA-3 |
Oct 18, 2003 | Apr 30, 2004 | |
39 |
Progress M1-11 |
Jan 29, 2004 | June 3, 2004 | |
On April 26, 2003 the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle performed the
launch of the Russian transport manned space vehicle Soyuz
TMA-2 (the ISS assembly program, flight 6S) from Baikonur
cosmodrome. On April 28 the space vehicle was docked with
the station. The Soyuz TMA-2 carries the
crew of the ISS Expedition 7 (ISS-7): Russian cosmonaut
Yuri Malenchenko (Commander) and NASA astronaut Edward Lu
(Flight Engineer). The launch objective is to deliver the
ISS-7 crew to the ISS and provide the scheduled replacement
of the Soyuz TMA-1 space vehicle, which has been operating
since November 1st, 2002 as part of the ISS Orbital Complex
and in the capacity of the rescue vehicle. On May 4th, 2003
the Soyuz TMA-1 space vehicle was unmated from the Pirs
Docking Module and on the same day the space vehicle descent
module carrying the ISS-6 crew, NASA astronauts Kenneth
Bowersox, Donald Petit and Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Budarin,
returned to Earth.
On June 8, 2003 the Progress M1-10 cargo transport vehicle was launched by the Soyuz-U launch vehicle from Baikonur
cosmodrome with its subsequent docking with the ISS performed
on June 11. The launch is aimed to provide the ISS transport-engineering
support. The Progress M1-10 cargo transport vehicle has
already delivered to the station more than 2.3 tons of various
cargoes, including 360 l of potable water, 40 kg of oxygen,
about 300 kg of food products, above 400 kg of fuel to suit
the needs of the station and the like. The Orbital Complex
is currently operating, which involves Functional Cargo
Module Zarya, Russian Service Module Zvezda, docking module
Pirs, the manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-2, the Progress M-47
and Progress M1-10 cargo transport vehicles, as well as
U.S. Modules Unity and Destiny, airlock Quest and the multielement
truss structure with solar arrays deployed. The Complex
mass is about 185.8 kg.
On September 4, 2003 the Progress M1-10 cargo transport
vehicle was undocked from the ISS and shifted to a free
flight mode. On October 3, 2003 it was made to follow descent
trajectory and sunk in a preset area of the Pacific Ocean.
On August 29, 2003 the Soyuz-U Launch Vehicle carrying the
Progress M-48 cargo transport vehicle was launched from
Baikonur Cosmodrome. On August 31, 2003 the Progress M-48
was docked to the station (under the ISS Increment and Utilization
Program, flight 12P). The mission objective is to deliver
aboard the required cargoes to keep the Orbital Complex
in operation and maintain living conditions and work of
the ISS crew.
The Progress M-48 cargo transport vehicle has already delivered
to the station more than 2.5 tons of various cargoes, including
353 kg of fuel in the refuelling system tanks to suit the
station's needs, 420 l of potable water, 21 kg of oxygen,
over 320 kg of various cargoes for the ISS USOS. An orbit
complex was assembled consisting of Functional Cargo Module
Zarya, Service Module Zvezda, docking compartment - module
Pirs, manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-2, the Progress M-48 and
Progress M1-10 cargo transport vehicles; the American modules
Unity and Destiny; airlock Quest and the multielement truss
structure with solar arrays deployed. Mass of the complex
is over 187.4 tons.
On January 28, 2004 Progress M-48 undocked from the ISS,
de-orbited and splashed down in the assigned region of the
Pacific Ocean.
On
October 18, 2003 the Russian manned transport spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-3 (ISS Mission program, flight 7S) was launched
by the Soyuz-FG Launch Vehicle from Baikonur. On October
20, 2003 the Soyuz TMA-3 was docked to the station. The
Soyuz TMA-3 crew involved Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri,
NASA astronaut Michael Foale and ESA astronaut Pedro Duque,
the citizen of Spain.
The launch was aimed at delivery aboard the ISS of the crew
taking part in the
Prime Expedition 8 (ISS-8), namely: NASA astronaut Michael
Foale and Russian astronaut Alexander Kaleri; the scheduled
replacement of the crew of the Prime Expedition 7 (ISS-7),
namely: Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, NASA astronaut
Edward Lu, as well as the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-2, which
had been operating in the capacity of rescue vehicle as
part of the ISS Orbital Complex since April 28, 2003. Also
the above launch was intended to provide onboard the Orbital
Complex specific activities under the ISS Visiting Crew
5 (VC-5) Program, involving conduct of the space experiments
and studies under the Cervantes
Project by ESA astronaut Pedro Duque taking part in
the Visiting Crew. In addition, during this flight it was
scheduled to accomplish the tasks of engineering support
of the flying crew involved in the station Prime Expedition.
On October 28, 2003 the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft was undocked
from the Zarya module. At that day, the Descent Module with
ESA astronaut Pedro Duque taking part in the Visiting Crew;
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Edward
Lu (the ISS-7 crew) had returned to Earth.
The flying on-orbit complex consists of Functional Cargo
Module Zarya, Service Module Zvezda, docking compartment
- module Pirs, manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-3, Progress M-48
cargo transport vehicle (Russian Segment); modules Unity
and Destiny, airlock Quest and the multielement truss structure
with solar array panels deployed thereon (American Segment).
Mass of the complex is about 181.5 tons.
On January 29, 2004 Soyuz-U launch vehicle was launched
from Baikonur cosmodrome with Progress M1-11 transport cargo
vehicle, which docked to the ISS on January 31,2004. The
objective of the launch is to deliver propellant and cargoes
to the ISS, which are required to continue the Station operation
and sustain the crew living and working conditions. The
transport cargo vehicle/tanker delivered about 2.4 tons
of cargoes to the ISS including about 900 kg of propellant
for the Station purposes, oxygen, portable water and food
products, onboard system outfitting and maintenance equipment
for the Russian and US Segments; science hardware, crew
flight-data files, parcels for the crew.
The on-orbit complex has been assembled, consisting of the
Functional Cargo Module Zarya, Service Module Zvezda, docking
module-compartment Pirs, manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-3,
cargo vehicle Progress M1-11; U.S. On-Orbit Segment, including
modules Unity and Destiny, airlock Quest and multi-element
truss structure with deployed solar arrays. The Complex
mass is about 181,8 tons.
On May 24, 2004, Progress M1-11 spacecraft undocked from
ISS in order to perform science experiments in free-flying
mode after which, on June 3, it was de orbited and brought
down into the ocean in a designated area in the Pacific.