Expedition 8
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Expedition 8 was a long-duration International Space Station mission during which a small crew lived and worked in orbit, conducting scientific research and station maintenance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Space Station expedition
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space mission ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Space Shuttle Columbia disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Michael Foale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCommanderCitizenship |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFlightEngineerCitizenship | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewCallsign | Vektor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Aleksandr Kaleri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Foale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 2 ⓘ |
| crewTransportSpacecraft | Soyuz TMA-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2004-04-29 ⓘ |
| flightEngineer | Aleksandr Kaleri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Expedition 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| landingSite | Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingVehicle | Soyuz TMA-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Soyuz TMA-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration | about 194 days ⓘ |
| missionPatchFeature |
Earth globe
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ISS depiction ⓘ names of crew members ⓘ |
| missionPatchShape | circular ⓘ |
| missionType | long-duration ISS increment ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first ISS expedition with only two-person crew after Columbia accident ⓘ |
| operatingOrganization | International Space Station program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitingBody | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | Expedition 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivities |
scientific research
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station maintenance ⓘ technology demonstrations ⓘ |
| program | International Space Station program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchAreas |
Earth observation
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human physiology ⓘ microgravity science ⓘ technology experiments ⓘ |
| returnTransportSpacecraft | Soyuz TMA-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyInvolved |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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Roscosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceStation | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacewalkLocation | Pirs docking compartment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacewalkMethod | Orlan spacesuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacewalksConducted | 2 ⓘ |
| startDate | 2003-10-18 ⓘ |
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