Soyuz TMA-3

Ingul

Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

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

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position	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	Position
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 the Baikonur Cosmodrome; landing 59 km northeast of Arkalyk.

It was the ISS expedition 8 The mission was called a "caretaker" crew. Following a two day solo flight the Soyuz docked to ISS on 20.10.2003. Kaleri and Foale 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 shortend 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.