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Soyuz TMA-2

2003 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

Soyuz TMA-2
Summary

2003 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

FieldValue
nameSoyuz TMA-2
imageSoyuz TMA-2 launch.jpg
image_captionSoyuz TMA-2 launch
insigniaSoyuz TMA-2 Patch.png
mission_typeISS crew transport
operatorRussian Space Agency
mission_duration184 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, 28 seconds
orbits_completed~3,005
spacecraftSoyuz-TMA 11F732
spacecraft_typeSoyuz-TMA
manufacturerEnergia
launch_mass7136 kg
launch_dateUTC
launch_rocketSoyuz-FG
launch_siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
launch_contractorProgress
landing_dateUTC
landing_siteNear Arkalyk
crew_size2 up
3 down
crew_membersYuri Malenchenko
Edward Tsang Lu
crew_landingPedro Duque
crew_callsignAgat (Agate)
crew_photoSoyuz TMA-2 Crew.jpg
crew_photo_captionYuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (left) and Edward Tsang Lu
orbit_referenceGeocentric
orbit_regimeLow Earth
orbit_periapsis200 km
orbit_apoapsis242 km
orbit_inclination51.67 degrees
apsisgee
docking_targetISS
docking_typedock
docking_portZarya nadir
docking_date28 April 2003
05:56 UTC
undocking_date27 October 2003
23:17 UTC
time_docked
previous_missionSoyuz TMA-1
next_missionSoyuz TMA-3
programmeSoyuz programme
(Crewed missions)

3 down Edward Tsang Lu

05:56 UTC 23:17 UTC

(Crewed missions)

Soyuz TMA-2 was a Soyuz (Russian Союз ТМА-2, Union TMA-2) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. The spacecraft docked with the ISS on April 28, 2003 and undocked on October 28, 2003. Soyuz TMA-2 was the second flight for the TMA modification of the Soyuz spacecraft, and the 6th Soyuz to fly to the ISS.

The commander was Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russia), and the flight engineer was Edward Tsang Lu (USA). After docking with the ISS they exchanged with the resident crew on ISS and became the seventh station crew, called "ISS Expedition Seven". Alexander Kaleri and Michael Foale were assigned as the backup crew.

Crew

Original Crew

Mission parameters

  • Mass: 7136 kg
  • Perigee: 200 km
  • Apogee: 250 km
  • Inclination: 51.7°
  • Period: 88.7 min

Docking with ISS

  • Docked to ISS: April 28, 2003, 05:56 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya)
  • Undocked from ISS: October 27, 2003, 23:17 UTC (from nadir port of Zarya)

Mission highlights

Originally the Soyuz missions to the ISS were all planned to be only taxi mission to deliver a new Soyuz spacecraft as the station's lifeboat every six month with a visiting crew, but not for crew exchange. Until the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the same was planned for Soyuz TMA-2, a visiting crew consisting of commander Gennady Padalka and ESA-astronaut Pedro Duque were to spend about one week at the station and then return with the previous Soyuz TMA-1 spacecraft. The third seat might have gone to the Chilean Klaus von Storch as a Chilean space agency (Agencia Chilena del Espacio) cosmonaut, but even before the Columbia disaster, it looked like his flight would not happen, and the seat would go to the Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov or to deliver freight to the station.

Soyuz TMA-2 landing

During his stay on the station, Malenchenko became the first person to get married in space. His bride was in Texas where long distance marriages are legal.

The spacecraft returned to Earth on October 28, with both the "Expedition 7" crew as well as Pedro Duque on board. Duque was launched with Soyuz TMA-3 and spent only one week on board of the ISS.

References

References

  1. "ISS Expedition 7 Crew". NASA.
  2. Cowing, Keith. (October 27, 2003). "Soyuz TMA-2/6S Lands On Target".
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