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The
first planned tasks on the Expedition One crew's schedule will be
to activate Zvezda and Zarya, to set up food preparation and
heating equipment and to complete activation of the Zvezda
module's toilet. The
crew then will begin work to set up and activate the lab's Vozdukh
carbon dioxide removal system and an Elektron oxygen generator.
Because two of Zvezda's eight batteries are not working, resulting
in tight power margins, the Elektron will not be turned on full
time until after the P6 solar arrays are attached and providing
power to U.S. and Russian modules. Until the P6 arrays are in
operation, the crew will rely on Russian "oxygen
candles" to generate their air. The solid-fuel oxygen
generators (SFOGs), generate oxygen as a by-product of a chemical
reaction. Three candles a day will be burned, inside a special
housing. After the P6 arrays are on line, the Elektron, which uses
a kilowatt of power to operate, will take over. The solar arrays
will be included as part of the cargo aboard the November 30
shuttle flight.

| Soyuz
TM-31
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|
Spacecraft
|
| Int'l Designation |
2000
070A
|
launched
|
| Owner / Sponsor |
Rosaviakosmos
/ NASA
|
| Mission |
Spaceship
(passenger transport)
|
| Manufacturer / Model |
RKK
Energiya
|
7K-M
|
| Launch Mass |
7250
kg (14,820 lbm)
|
| Dimensions |
|
| Mission Orbit |
STA
375 x 394 km (202 x 213
nmi)
|
51.6°
|
| Design Life |
1
year
|
| Power (EOL) |
|
|
CREW
|
| Station
Commander
|
William
Shepard
|
USA
|
up
|
| Soyuz Commander
|
Yuri
Gidzenko
|
Russia
|
up
|
| Flight Engineer
|
Sergei
Krikalev
|
Russia
|
up
|
| Soyuz
Commander |
Talgat
Musabayev
|
Russia
|
down
|
| Flight Engineer
|
Yuri
Baturin
|
Russia
|
down
|
| Tourist |
Sergei
Krikalev
|
USA
|
down
|
|
FLIGHT
|
| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Soyuz
U |
| Launch
Date / Time |
2000
October 31
|
07:53
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| Arrival
Date / Time |
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| Departure
Date / Time |
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| Landing
Date / Time |
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|
| Duration |
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