Soyuz TMA-10

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Soyuz TMA-10
Mission insignia
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Mission name Soyuz TMA-10
Crew size 3
Call sign Pulsar
Launch pad LC-1, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch date April 7, 2007
17:31:09 UTC
LC-1
Landing October 21, 2007
10:36 UTC
Mission duration 196 days, 17 hours
Crew photo
From left to right: Charles Simonyi, Oleg Kotov, Fyodor Yurchikhin
From left to right: Charles Simonyi, Oleg Kotov, Fyodor Yurchikhin
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Soyuz TMA-10 was a human spaceflight mission using a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft to transport personnel to and from the International Space Station (ISS). The mission began at 17:31:09 UTC on 7 April 2007 when the spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. Soyuz TMA-10 brought to the station two members of ISS Expedition 15 crew, along with one spaceflight participant. It remained at the space station as an escape craft until it was replaced by Soyuz TMA-11 in October 2007.

Soyuz TMA-10 docked to the ISS on 9 April 2007 at 22:10 UTC, following two days of free flight. Its two Russian crew members remained on the station until the spacecraft's return to Earth in October 2007. Spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-9 on April 21, following eleven days of ISS handover operations.

TMA-10 undocked from the ISS at 07:14 UTC on 21 October, and deorbit occurred at 09:47. During atmospheric re-entry, the spacecraft transitioned to a ballistic reentry, resulting in it landing west of Arkalyk, approximately 340 km (211 mi) northwest of the intended Kazakhstan landing site.[1] The trajectory was reported by the crew as soon as they came out of the communications blackout caused by plasma surrounding the spacecraft. A ballistic trajectory is a backup re-entry mode that takes over if something fails during normal re-entry. A Commission of Inquiry determined that the ballistic re-entry was caused by damage to a cable in the spacecraft’s control panel, which connected the control panel with the Soyuz descent equipment.[2] Landing occurred at 10:36 GMT.[3] A ballistic trajectory entry had happened previously, with the Soyuz TMA-1 mission that returned Expedition 6.[1] It happened again with Soyuz TMA-11.

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[edit] Launched and landed ISS Expedition 15 crew:

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b William Harwood (2007). Soyuz capsule makes 'ballistic' descent to Earth (English). CBS News - Spaceflight Now. Retrieved on October 21, 2007.
  2. ^ Soyuz TMA-10 ballistic landing cause determined. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Associated Press (2007). Soyuz Craft Lands Safely in Kazakhstan (English). ABC News. Retrieved on October 21, 2007.
  4. ^ NASA Holds Briefing With First Female Station Commander and Crew.

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