ISS: Expedition 8 |
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alternate crew photo |
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| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | Foale | Kaleri |
| Given names: | Colin Michael | Aleksandr Yuriyevich |
| Job: | ISS-CDR | Flight Engineer |
| Spacecraft (Launch): | Soyuz TMA-3 | Soyuz TMA-3 |
| Launch date: | 18.10.2003 | 18.10.2003 |
| Launchtime: | 05:38 UT | 05:38 UT |
| Spacecraft (Landing): | Soyuz TMA-3 | Soyuz TMA-3 |
| Landingdate: | 30.04.2004 | 30.04.2004 |
| Landingtime: | 00:12 UT | 00:12 UT |
| Mission duration: | 194d 18h 34m | 194d 18h 34m |
| Orbits: | 3054 | 3054 |
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | McArthur | Tokarev |
| Given names: | William Surles, Jr. "Bill" | Valeri Ivanovich |
| Job: | ISS-CDR | Flight Engineer |
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Launch from Baikonur; landing 60 km northeast of
Arkalyk. ISS expedition 8; "caretaker" crew; docking to ISS; crew replaced the Expedition 7 crew. EVA by Foale and Kaleri on 26.02.2004 (3h 55m) to install new experiments and replace and remove parts for existing experiments on the exterior of the ISS; the EVA was shorted due of cooling problems with Kaleri's space suit; among other repair work the crew later repaired successful a treadmill and an oxygen-producing Elektron unit aboard the ISS; the crew also performed all in all 27 experiments on different scientific fields. |
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