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Launch Schedules

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   Soyuz TM-31 / ISS Expedition 1 - Summary
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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

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

Arrival Date / Time 
Departure Date / Time 
Landing Date / Time 
Duration 

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