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Expedition 18 (ISS-18)
Fifteenth Russian Visiting Crew
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Launch:
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On October 12, 2008, at 11:01 Moscow Time (07:01 UTC), a launch vehicle Soyuz-FG
launched Russian manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz TMA-13. |
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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 14, 2008, at 12:26:14 Moscow Time (08:26:14 UTC)
to the docking port on the Functional and Cargo Module Zarya of the ISS. |
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Undocking:
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On October 24, 04:16:18 Moscow Time (00:16:18 UTC) Soyuz TMA-12
undocked from the docking compartment Pirs of the ISS. |
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Landing:
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On October 24 at 07:37:10 Moscow Time (03:37:10 UTC). |
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Landing Site:
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In an area located 89 km to the north of Arkalyk, Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Flight duration:
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11 days 20 hours 35 minutes 37 seconds. |
MAJOR INCREMENT TASKS
- Launch of Richard Garriot, visiting crew VC-15 space flight participant, citizen of the USA, on board the Soyuz TMA-13 manned vehicle;
- Unloading of the Soyuz TMA-13 transport vehicle;
- Handover/acceptance of Soyuz vehicles during scheduled replacement of Soyuz TMA-12 vehicle performing the rescue vehicle functions as part of the ISS since April 10, 2008;
- Performance of the program of experiments under the GTA project onboard the ISS;
- Performance of photography and video filming on board the ISS RS for education purposes;
- Communications operation using Sputnik-SM radar;
- Activities on information of the public and symbolic operation;
- Communications operation with the Russian Mission Control Center;
- Servicing of the Soyuz TMA transport vehicle systems;
- Visiting crew life support on ISS RS;
- ISS emergency drill walk;
- Return of equipment to the Soyuz TMA-12 transport vehicle;
- Return to earth of Richard Garriott, the space flight participant, and two crew members of the ISS-17 Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko in the Soyuz TMA-12 descent vehicle.
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