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Soyuz TM-31

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Soyuz TM-31
Soyuz TM-31 launch
Mission typeISScrew transport
OperatorRussian Space Agency
COSPAR ID2000-070AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.26603Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration186 days, 21 hours, 48 minutes, 41 seconds
Orbits completed~3,040
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz 7K-STM No.205
Spacecraft typeSoyuz-TM
ManufacturerEnergia
Crew
Crew size3
LaunchingYuri Gidzenko
Sergei Krikalev
William Shepherd
LandingTalgat Musabayev
Yuri Baturin
Dennis Tito
CallsignUran
Start of mission
Launch dateOctober 31, 2000, 07:52:47(2000-10-31UTC07:52:47Z)UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur,Site 1/5
ContractorProgress
End of mission
Landing dateMay 6, 2001, 05:41:28(2001-05-06UTC05:41:29Z)UTC
Landing site90 kilometres (56 mi) NE ofArkalyk(50°38′42″N66°43′54″E/ 50.64500°N 66.73167°E/50.64500; 66.73167)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude190 kilometres (120 mi)
Apogee altitude249 kilometres (155 mi)
Inclination51.57°
Period88.6 minutes
Docking withISS
Docking portZvezdaaft
Docking date2 November 2000, 09:21:03UTC
Undocking date24 February 2001, 10:06UTC
Time docked114 days, 44 minutes
Docking with ISS (relocation)
Docking portZaryanadir
Docking date24 February 2001, 10:37UTC
Undocking date18 April 2001, 12:40UTC
Time docked53 days, 2 hours, 3 minutes
Docking with ISS (relocation)
Docking portZvezdaaft
Docking date18 April 2001, 13:01UTC
Undocking date6 May 2001, 02:21:09UTC
Time docked17 days, 13 hours, 20 minutes

Crew launching, from left:Krikalev,ShepherdandGidzenko
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)
Soyuz TM-31 is transported to the Launch Pad at the Baikonur complex, 29 October 2000

Soyuz TM-31was the firstSoyuzspaceflight to dock with theInternational Space Station(ISS).[1]The spacecraft carried the members ofExpedition 1,the first long-duration ISS crew. It was launched fromBaikonur CosmodromeinKazakhstanat 07:52 UT on October 31, 2000, by aSoyuz-Urocket.

The crew consisted of Russian cosmonautsYuri GidzenkoandSergei Krikalev,and AmericanWilliam Shepherd.Gidzenko was commander of the flight up, but once aboard the station, Shepherd became commander of the long-duration missionExpedition 1.[2]It is notable for beginning the continuous occupation of space from the 31st of October, 2000 to the present.[3]

Crew

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Position Launching crew Landing crew
Commander RussiaYuri Gidzenko,RSA
Expedition 1
Second spaceflight
RussiaTalgat Musabayev,RSA
ISS EP-1
Third and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer RussiaSergei Krikalev,RSA
Expedition 1
Fifth spaceflight
RussiaYuri Baturin,RSA
ISS EP-1
Second and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer/Spaceflight Participant United StatesWilliam Shepherd,NASA
Expedition 1
Fourth and last spaceflight
United StatesDennis Tito,SA
ISS EP-1
First spaceflight
Tourist


References

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  1. ^"Soyuz ISS Missions"(PDF).NASA. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-12-02.
  2. ^"ISS: 10 Years of Human Space Mission".Russian Federal Space Agency. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-01.
  3. ^Mike Wall (2019-04-23)."The Most Extreme Human Spaceflight Records".Space.Retrieved2023-12-12.