Expedition 15 (ISS-15)

MAIN TASKS OF THE EXPEDITION

• Launch of two ISS-15 crewmembers and one participant of the visiting crew (VC-12) Ch. Simonyi by transport manned spacecraft Soyuz ÒÌÀ-10 in flight 14S;
• Docking of Soyuz ÒÌÀ-10 spacecraft to the Functional Cargo Module (FGB);
• Operational support for loading and undocking of Soyuz ÒÌÀ-9 from the Instrument Compartment of the Service Module (IC-SM);
• Operational support for docking and undocking of the Space Shuttle in flight 13À. Rotation of one ISS-15 NASA crewmember by the Shuttle in flight 13À;
• Operational support for docking of Progress Ì-60 to IC-SM and its unloading;
• Operational support for docking and undocking of the Space Shuttle in flight 13À.1;
• Loading and undocking of Progress Ì-59 from DC1;
• Operational support for docking of Progress Ì-61 to DC1 and its unloading;
• Loading and undocking of Progress Ì-60 from SM IC;
• Support of the Space Station functionality;
• Performance of extravehicular activity: i.e. one US egress (EVA) on the ISS USOS and two Russian egresses (EVA) on the ISS Russian Segment;
• Performance of the science and application research program and experiments, as well as contract-based commercial activities;
• Implementation of the utilization program for Charles Simonyi onboard the ISS, as well as performance of ESA life science experiments during the VC-12 time;
• Crew handover to Increment ISS-16 and return of two ISS-15 crewmembers and the spaceflight participant working under the visiting crew (VC-13) program by transport manned spacecraft Soyuz ÒÌÀ-10.