Soyuz TMA-8
Crew:
Upload:
Pavel Vinogradov [2], Commander
Jeffrey Williams [2], Flight Engineer (USA)
Marcos Pontes [1], Flight Engineer (Brazil)
Download:
Pavel Vinogradov
Jeffrey Williams
Anousheh Ansari (Soyuz TMA-9)
Backup Crew:
Fyodor Yurchikhin
(for Vinogradov)
Edward Fincke (USA)
(for Williams)
Sergey Volkov
(for Pontes)
Launch:
Location: Baikonur, Site 1/5
Date: 30 March 2006
Time: 02:30:20 UTC
Landing:
Date: 29 September 2006
Time: 01:13:37 UTC
Location: 51° 2' N, 67° 18' E
Docking:
Zarya nadir, 1 April 2006 04:19 UTC - 28 September 2006 21:53 UTC
Duration: 182 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes, 17 seconds
Call Sign: Carat
Soyuz TMA-8 is the replacement for Soyuz TMA-7. The Soyuz is used as a lifeboat for the ISS. Because of fuel degradation, the Soyuz needs to be replaced every six months.
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