Soyuz TMA-9
Crew:
Upload:
Mikhail Tyurin [2], Commander
Michael López-Alegría [4], Flight Engineer (USA)
Anousheh Ansari [1], Flight Participant (USA)
Download:
Mikhail Tyurin
Michael López-Alegría
Charles Simonyi (Soyuz TMA-10)
Backup Crew:
Yuri Malenchenko
(for Tyurin)
Peggy Whitson (USA)
(for López-Alegría)
Launch:
Location: Baikonur, Site 1/5
Date: 18 September 2006
Time: 04:08:42 UTC
Landing:
Date: 21 April 2007
Time: 12:31:30 UTC
Location: 42° 26' N, 69° 13.6' E
Docking:
Zvezda aft, 20 September 2006 05:21 UTC - 10 October 2006 19:14 UTC
Zarya nadir, 10 October 2006 19:34 UTC - 21 April 2007 09:11 UTC
Duration: 215 days, 8 hours, 22 minutes, 48 seconds
Call Sign: Vostok (East)
Soyuz TMA-9 was the replacement for Soyuz TMA-8. 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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