Soyuz TMA-6
2005 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS
Soyuz TMA-6 launches to the
International Space Station
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Operator | Roskosmos |
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COSPAR ID | 2005-013A |
SATCAT no. | 28640 |
Mission duration | 179.984 days |
Orbits completed | 2,817 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA 11F732 |
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Launch mass | 7,200 kilograms (15,900 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members |
Sergei Krikalev
John Phillips |
Launching | Roberto Vittori |
Landing | Gregory Olsen |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | April 15, 2005, 00:46:25 ( 2005-04-15UTC00:46:25Z ) UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Landing date | October 11, 2005, 01:09:00 ( 2005-10-11UTC01:10Z ) UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 349 kilometres (217 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 360 kilometres (220 mi) |
Inclination | 51.64 degrees |
Period | 92.6 minutes |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Pirs nadir |
Docking date |
17 April 2005
02:20 UTC |
Undocking date |
19 July 2005
10:38 UTC |
Time docked | 93d 8h 18m |
Docking with
ISS
(Relocation) |
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Docking port | Zarya nadir |
Docking date |
19 July 2005
11:08 UTC |
Undocking date |
10 October 2005
21:49 UTC |
Time docked | 83d 10h 41m |
(l to r) Vittori, Krikalev, Phillips
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions) |
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Soyuz TMA-6 was a human spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS). It carried three crew members of Expedition 11 to the International Space Station. It was the 26th crewed flight to the ISS. It was launched by a Soyuz FG and returned to Earth after performing operations at the ISS.
Crew
Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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Commander |
Sergei Krikalev
,
RKA
[1]
Expedition 11 Sixth and last spaceflight |
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Flight Engineer |
John Phillips
,
NASA
[1]
Expedition 11 Second spaceflight |
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Flight Engineer/Spaceflight Participant |
Roberto Vittori
,
ESA
[1]
Second spaceflight |
Gregory Olsen
,
SA
Only spaceflight Third Tourist |
Docking with ISS
Mission highlights
Soyuz TMA-6 is a Soyuz TMA spacecraft which was launched on April 15, 2005 by a Soyuz-FG rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome . During the return flight from the ISS, instruments in the descent module of the Soyuz spacecraft indicated a cabin-pressure-leak that is still under investigation. The Expedition 11 crew, Sergei Krikalev-Cdr Russia, John Phillips-U.S.A. replaced the Expedition 10 crew, Leroy Chiao-Cdr U.S.A. and Salizhan Sharipov-Russia.
The astronaut Roberto Vittori brought a painting by the German-Russian artist George Pusenkoff titled Single Mona Lisa (1:1) to the space station, which shows an modified image of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and took video and photo shots of the work in the International Space Station. This art action, initiated by Pusenkoff, was mainly made possible by the efforts of the then Italian ambassador to Russia, Gianfranco Facco Bonetti. The combination of science and art, as da Vinci himself lived it, was used here to let his spirit work not only on earth, but also in space. The photos are documented in the book Mona Lisa Travels. [2]
References
- 1 2 3 "OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE about the Soyuz TMA-6 manned spacecraft launch to the ISS" . NPO Energia . April 15, 2005. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved December 17, 2008 .
- ↑ Scheps, Marc (2007-06-21). "Mona Lisa Time Tower". In Galloway, David (ed.). Mona Lisa Travels . Bielefeld: Kerber. ISBN 978-3866780705 .
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