2003-047A
The TMA-3 crew comprised MKS-8, the 8th main expedition, and EP-5, the 5th visting expedition, on mission ISS 7S.
Mike Foale is TMA-3 BI-2 and ISS Commander and Science Officer. Aleksandr Kaleri is TMA-3 Kdr and ISS flight engineer. Callsign was Ingul'. Pedro Duque is TMA-3 BI-1 and EP-5 ("Cervantes") crewmember.
Launch by Soyuz-FG; spacecraft 213. Callsign Inguli. Mass 7270 kg.
The Soyuz TMA-3 spaceship landed in Kazakhstan on Apr 30, returning the Expedition 8 and ESA DELTA crews to Earth. Mike Foale, Aleksandr Kaleri and Andre Kuipers entered TMA-3 from the Station's Pirs module and closed the hatches at 1747 UTC on Apr 29. They undocked from Pirs at 2052 UTC and fired their deorbit engines at 2320 UTC. The 115 m/s burn near apogee lasted 4min 23s and lowered the orbit from 354 x 371 km to about -32 x 369 km. The orbital and propulsion modules were jettisoned at 2345 UTC, and the descent module landed at 50 38N 67 20E around 0012 UTC on Apr 30, 55 km NE of Arkalyk.
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| 2003 Oct 18 | 0538:03 | Launch by Soyuz-FG |
| | | T+1:53 SAS jettison |
| | | T+1:57 Strapons sep |
| | | T+2:37 Fairing sep |
| | | T+4:47 Blok A sep |
| | | T+4:57 KhO sep |
| | 0546:48 | T+8:45 Blok I MECO |
| | 0546:51 | T+8:48 Blok I sep7 88.58 190 x 218 x 51.65 |
| | 0913:08 | DV1 44s 17m/s |
| | 0950:55 | DV2 43s 17m/s | 89.90 266 x 272 x 51.6 |
| 2003 Oct 19 | 0637:19 | DV3 2m/s 6.2s | 89.94 269 x 273 x 51.6 |
| 2003 Oct 20 | 0504:47 | DV4 42.1s 16.87m/s |
| | 0549:36 | DV5 82.1s 33.69m/s | 92.15 375 x 384 x 51.6 |
| | 0638 | Range 5 km |
| | 0645 | Range 1.6 km |
| | 0650 | Range 550m |
| | 0655 | Begin flyaround |
| | 0703 | Stationkeeping at 120m? |
| | 0708 | Resume approach |
| | 0709 | Range 107m |
| | 0710 | Range 80m |
| | 0711 | Range 50m |
| | 0714 | Range 10m |
| | 0715:58 | Docked with Pirs |
| | 0729 | Hard dock |
| | 1019 | HO to Pirs | 92.15 375 x 384 x 51.6 |
| 2004 Apr 29 | 1747 | HC to Pirs |
| | 2052:09 | Undock |
| | 2320:04 | DO 4:23 115.2m/s | 354 x 371 x 51.6 |
| | 2324:19 | DO CO | -32 x 369 x 51.6 |
| | 2345:36 | Modules sep |
| | 2348:19 | Entry interface at 101 km |
| | 2354 | End of blackout |
| | 2357 | Parachute deployed |
| 2004 Apr 30 | 0011:15 | Landed |