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INTERNATIONALSPACESTATION HOMEPAGE |
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SOYUZ TMA-2 (TMA-1) TAXI FLIGHT RUSSIA |
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LAUNCH : |
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Apr.26 / 2003 |
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03.54 GMT |
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Baikonour Cosmodrome |
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Kazakhstan |
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Launch complex 1 |
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Apr.28 / 2003 |
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LAUNCH VEHICLE: |
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SOYUZ FG |
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DOCKING TIMELINE: |
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docking : |
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05.56 GMT |
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undocking : |
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May 03 / 2003 |
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22.43 GMT |
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SOYUZ Crew Rescue Vehicle |
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The primarily objective of this
mission was the replacing of the Expedition Six crew after the U.S.
Space Shuttle crew was grounded while investigation due to the Columbia
accident were underway and the previously scheduled crew rotation
flight STS-114 could not take place on time . The Expedition Seven crew -
reduced to two members -took over the command of the station and the
old crew returned to earth with the Soyuz TMA-1 capsule . Soyuz TMA-2 replaced the TMA-1-craft as crew escape pod . |
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6 S |
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QUEST |
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ZARYA nadir port |
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with SOYUZ TMA-1 |
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I.S.S.ELEMENT: |
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Launching crew |
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Landing crew |
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LANDING : |
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May 04 / 2003 |
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02.07 GMT |
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Kazakhstan |
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200 km north of Aral Sea |
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Soyuz TMA-2 |
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ZARYA |
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460 km short of target |
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