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Soyuz TMA-08M

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ISS Expedition EO-35. Six-month, long-term, resident crew of the International Space Station.

Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS at 02:28 GMT on 29 March. Soyuz TMA-08M undocked from the ISS and made its deorbit burn at 02:05 GMT. The BO and PAO modules were jettisoned at 02:32 GMT and the SA descent module containing Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy touched down safely in Kazakhstan at 02:58 GMT after 166.3 days in space.

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3 events

2013 March 28

20:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG.
  • Soyuz TMA-08M - . Call Sign: Karat. Crew: Cassidy, Misurkin, Vinogradov. Backup Crew: Hopkins, Kotov, Ryazansky. Payload: Soyuz TMA s/n 708. Mass: 7,200 kg (15,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-08M. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA. Duration: 166.26 days. Decay Date: 2013-09-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 39125 . COSPAR: 2013-013A. Apogee: 421 km (261 mi). Perigee: 409 km (254 mi). Inclination: 51.65 deg. Period: 92.88 min.

    Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS at 02:28 GMT on 29 March. Soyuz TMA-08M undocked from the ISS and made its deorbit burn at 02:05 GMT. The BO and PAO modules were jettisoned at 02:32 GMT and the SA descent module containing Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy touched down safely in Kazakhstan at 02:58 GMT after 166.3 days in space.

2013 April 19

  • EVA ISS EO-35-1 - . Crew: Romanenko, Roman, Vinogradov. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-08M. Exited from Pirs module of ISS. Installed Ostanovka experiment on Zvezda module; returned external exposure experimental panels to the station (Vinogradov lost his grip on one panel, which floated off into space and was not returend)..

2013 May 11

  • EVA ISS USA-21 - . Crew: Cassidy, Marshburn. EVA Duration: 0.23 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-08M. Emergency EVA to fix ammonia coolant leak discovered on 9 May. The astronauts replaced the Pump Flow Control System Unit on solar array wing 2B with a spare launched in 2001..