Soyuz TM-31
Soyuz-U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Crew
Yuri Gidzenko
- Birthday: 03/26/1962
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 09/03/1995
- Last Flight: 04/25/2002
Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko (Russian: Гидзенко, Юрий Павлович; born March 26, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut. H...
William Shepherd
- Birthday: 07/26/1949
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 12/02/1988
- Last Flight: 10/31/2000
William McMichael "Bill" Shepherd is an American former Navy SEAL, aerospace, ocean, and mechanical engineer, and N...
Sergei Krikalev
- Birthday: 08/27/1958
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 11/26/1988
- Last Flight: 04/15/2005
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Russian: Серге́й Константинович Крикалёв, also transliterated a...
Mission
Soyuz TM-31
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz TM-31 began Expedition 1 by carrying 3 cosmonauts and astronauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko alongside Flight Engineer, Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer/Spaceflight Participant William Shepherd launched aboard the Soyuz spacecraft on October 31, 2000, 07:52:47 UTC. They docked with the station two days later. During their stay there, crew performed first maintenance and repair works, carried out first experiments and conducted several EVAs. They were also visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts and STS-97 and STS-98 crews, and welcomed aboart STS-102 with the next expedition crew.
Expedition 1 returned with STS-102, landing safely back on Earth on 21 March 2001, 07:33:06 UTC.
Location
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1553 rocket launches.
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
