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Expedition 21/22 (ISS-21/22)
17th Russian Visiting Crew
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Launch:
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On September 30, 2009, at 11:14:45
Moscow Time (07:14:45 UTC), a launch vehicle Soyuz-FG
launched Russian manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz
TMA-16. |
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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 2, 2009, at 12:35:07 Moscow Time
(08:35:07 UTC) to the docking port on the propulsion compartment of Zarya module of the Russian Segment of the ISS . |
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Undocking:
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On October 11, 2009 at 05:07 Moscow Time
(01:07 UTC) Soyuz TMA-14 undocked from the ISS. |
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Landing:
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On October 11, 2009 at 08:31 Moscow Time (04:31 UTC). |
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Landing site:
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Near the town of Arkalyk, Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Flight duration:
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10 days 21 hours 17 minutes. |
MAJOR INCREMENT TASKS
- Launch of the visiting crew (VC-17) spaceflight participant, Canadian citizen Guy Laliberte by manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-16;
- Implementation of the utilization program and life science experiments for Guy Laliberte onboard the ISS;
- Communication with the Russian Mission Control Center;
- Provision of proper habitability onboard the ISS;
- Taking a route for the ISS urgency egress;
- Equipment transfer to the Soyuz TMA-14 transport spacecraft;
- Return of spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte to the Earth together with two ISS-19/20 crew members Gennady Padalka and Michael Barratt in the descent capsule of the Soyuz TMA-14 transport spacecraft.
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