Resident Crews of the International Space Station (ISS)
ISS: Expedition 8 |
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Crew, launch- and landing data
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | Foale | Kaleri |
| Given names: | Colin Michael | Aleksandr Yuriyevich |
| Position: | ISS-CDR | Flight Engineer |
| Spacecraft (Launch): | Soyuz TMA-3 | Soyuz TMA-3 |
| Launch date: | 18.10.2003 | 18.10.2003 |
| Launchtime: | 05:38 UTC | 05:38 UTC |
| Spacecraft (Landing): | Soyuz TMA-3 | Soyuz TMA-3 |
| Landingdate: | 30.04.2004 | 30.04.2004 |
| Landingtime: | 00:12 UTC | 00:12 UTC |
| Mission duration: | 194d 18h 34m | 194d 18h 34m |
| Orbits: | 3054 | 3054 |
Backup Crew
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | McArthur | Tokarev |
| Given names: | William Surles, Jr. "Bill" | Valeri Ivanovich |
| Position: | ISS-CDR | Flight Engineer |
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Expedition Report
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Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; landing
60 km northeast of Arkalyk. The ISS expedition 8 was called a "caretaker" crew. Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked to ISS on 20.10.2003. Foale and Kaleri 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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Last update on August 28, 2011.  |
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