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Soyuz-TM 33
(Soyuz Taxi 3)
(Andromeda)

Cosmonauts:
    Upload:
       
Viktor M. Afanasyev [4], Commander
        Konstantin M. Kozeyev [1], Flight Engineer
        Claudie Haignere [2] (France)
    Download:
        Yuri P. Gidzenko
        Roberto Vittori
        Mark R. Shuttleworth
Backup:
    Sergei Zalyotin
    Nadeshda Kushelnaja
Launch:
    Date: 21 October 2001
    Time: 08:59:35 UTC
Landing:
    Date: 5 May 2002
    Time: 03:51 UTC
Duration: 195 days, 18 hours, 52 minutes
Docked: 23 October 2001 - 5 May 2002
Call Sign: Derbent

Soyuz-TM 33 was the replacement for Soyuz-TM 32.  The Soyuz is used as a lifeboat for the ISS. Because of fuel degradation, the Soyuz needs to be replaced every six months. The upload crew returned in Soyuz-TM 32 after a short stay aboard the ISS. The download crew was lofted into space aboard Soyuz-TM 34.