Soyuz TMA-3

Russia

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	18.10.2003
Launch time:	05:38 UT
Launch site:	Baikonur
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	376 - 385 km
Inclination:	51,63°
Docking ISS:	20.10.2003, 07:15:58 UT
Undocking ISS:	29.04.2004, 20:52:09 UT
Landing date:	30.04.2004
Landing time:	00:12 UT
Landing site:	50° 39' N, 67° 27' E

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Kaleri	Aleksandr Yuriyevich	Commander	4	194d 18h 34m	3054
2	Duque	Pedro Francisco	Flight Engineer	2	9d 21h 02m	155
3	Foale	Colin Michael	Flight Engineer	6	194d 18h 34m	3054

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Kaleri
2	Duque
3	Foale

Landing
1	Kaleri
2	Kuipers
3	Foale

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Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
1	Tokarev	Valeri Ivanovich	Commander
2	Kuipers	André	Flight Engineer
3	McArthur	William Surles, Jr. "Bill"	Flight Engineer

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Flight

Launch from Baikonur; landing 59 km NE of Arkalyk.

ISS-expedition 8; "caretaker" crew; docking to ISS; crew replaced 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.