Expedition 37/38 (ISS-37/38)

MAIN TASKS OF THE INCREMENT
IN THE ISS-37 PHASE
(September 11 - November 11, 2013)

• Launch of two ISS-37/38 Russian crewmembers and one NASA crewmember by Soyuz TMA-10M vehicle;
• Docking of Soyuz TMA-10M vehicle to Mini Research Module Poisk (MRM2);
• Docking of Cygnus Orb-D1 to Module Node2-Nadir using SSRMS manipulator;
• Loading and undocking of Cygnus Orb-D1 vehicle from Node-2-Nadir using SSRMS manipulator;
• Loading and undocking of ATV-4 from SM IC;
• Undocking of Soyuz TMA-09M vehicle from MRM1 and docking to SM IC;
• Launch of one ISS-37/38/39 Russian crewmember and two NASA crewmembers by Soyuz TMA-11M;
• Docking of Soyuz TMA-11M vehicle to Mini Research Module Rassvet (MRM1);
• Operational support for loading and undocking of Soyuz TMA-09M vehicle from SM IC (return to the Earth of three ISS-36/37 crewmembers);
• Performance of one EVA from the Russian Segment;
• Support of the Station functionality;
• Performance of the science and application research program and experiments;
• Onboard photographic/video recording of the ISS RS flight history;
• Relaying Olympic torch:
  - delivery of Olympic torch by Soyuz TMA-11M vehicle;
  - relaying Olympic torch during EVA-36 for 10-20 minutes;
  - return of Olympic torch by Soyuz TMA-09M.

The ISS-37 crew consists of 3 persons (September 11 - 25, 2013), 6 persons (September 26 - November 07, 2013), 9 persons (November 07 - 11, 2013).

 

MAIN TASKS OF THE INCREMENT
IN THE ISS-38 PHASE
(November 11, 2013 - March 11, 2014)

• docking of Progress M-21M with the instrumentation and propulsion compartment of the SM
• partial unloading of Progress M-21M;
• docking of spacecraft Cygnus Orb-1 to Node2-Nadir port using SSRMS manipulator and unloading;
• Progress M-20M loading and undocking from DC1 Pirs;
• docking of Progress M-22M with DC1 Pirs;
• partial unloading of Progress M-22M;
• loading and undocking of spacecraft Cygnus Orb-1 from Node2-Nadir port using SSRMS manipulator;
• performing of two EVAs from the Russian Segment;
• performing of two EVAs from the American Segment;
• loading of Soyuz TMA-10M and it undocking from MRM2 (return of three crew members of Expedition ISS-37/38);
• maintaining the space station in working condition;
• carrying out a program of scientific and applied research and experiments;
• performing onboard still and video photography to chronicle the ISS RS mission and and work under the symbolic activity program.

Expedition ISS-38 has a crew of 6.