Expedition 7

Short description: Long-duration mission to the International Space Station

ISS Expedition 7

Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft, docked to the functional cargo block (FGB) nadir port on the International Space Station.

Mission type| ISS Expedition
Mission duration| 182 days, 16 hours, 20 minutes, 49 seconds (at ISS)
184 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, 28 seconds (launch to landing)
Distance travelled| ~123,133,253 kilometres (76,511,456 mi)
Orbits completed| 2,895
Expedition
Space Station| International Space Station
Began| 28 April 2003, 05:56:20 (2003-04-28UTC05:56:20Z) UTC[1]
Ended| 27 October 2003, 22:17:09 (2003-10-27UTC22:17:10Z) UTC[2]
Arrived aboard| Soyuz TMA-2
Departed aboard| Soyuz TMA-2
Crew
Crew size| 2
Members| Yuri Malenchenko
Ed Lu

Expedition 7 mission patch

L-R: Yuri Malenchenko and Ed Lu

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Expedition 7 was the seventh expedition to the International Space Station.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Crew
* 1.1 Planned crew before Columbia disaster
* 2 Mission parameters
* 3 Mission objectives
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Crew

Expedition 7 promotional poster Prime crew  Position | Astronaut

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Commander  |  Yuri Malenchenko[3], RSA
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1  |  Ed Lu[3], NASA
Third and last spaceflight
Backup crew  Position | Astronaut

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Commander  |  Aleksandr Kaleri[4], RSA
Fourth spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1  |  Michael Foale[4], NASA
Sixth spaceflight

### Planned crew before Columbia disaster

Position | Astronaut

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Commander  |  Yuri Malenchenko[5], RSA
Flight Engineer 1  |  Ed Lu[5], NASA
Flight Engineer 2  |  Aleksandr Kaleri[5], RSA

## Mission parameters

* Perigee: 384 km
* Apogee: 396 km
* Inclination: 51.6°
* Period: 92 min

## Mission objectives

The seventh crew of the International Space Station lifted off in Soyuz TMA-2 from the Russian Space Agency's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 25 April 2003, at 05:56:20 UTC.[1] The Soyuz docked on 28 April 2003 and took over command of the ISS. The Space Shuttle fleet had been grounded due to the Columbia disaster, so the crew size was reduced to two,[5] as opposed to the three that could be carried by the shuttle. The Expedition Seven crew—along with European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque—landed back on Earth on 27 October 2003 at Kazakhstan at 02:41:20 UTC, after undocking from the International Space Station in their Soyuz spacecraft at 23:17 UTC.[2]

Due to the reduced crew size, the scientific work had to be scaled down as well. Only 15 different experiments were conducted during the mission.[6] Malenchenko and Lu were also tasked with periodic maintenance work on the station, as well as spacewalk training (although no spacewalks were planned). Supplies were delivered by Progress M1-10 in June[7] and Progress M-48 in August.[8]

From Houston, ISS Spacecraft Communicator Mike Fossum informed Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Science Officer Edward Lu on 15 October 2003 of the successful launch of the Long March rocket carrying the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft and Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei. "It's really some exciting news to share. The world's spacefaring nations have been joined by a new member tonight: China."

"First off, we want to congratulate them," Lu replied. "The more people that go into space, the better off we all are. This is a great achievement and good for everyone in the long run." In Chinese, he later added, "Welcome to space. Have a safe journey."

"I would also like to say I love to have somebody else in space instead of me and Ed," said Malenchenko. "I also know this is great for thousands and thousands of people from China. I congratulate all of them."[9]

Malenchenko and Lu were previously crewmates on the STS-106 shuttle mission and did a spacewalk together during that flight.[10]

## References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Petty, John Ira (28 April 2003). "International Space Station Status Report #03-19". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/station/2003/iss03-19.html.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Petty, John Ira (27 October 2003). "International Space Station Status Report #03-56". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/station/2003/iss03-56.html.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Expedition 7 Press Kit" (PDF). 17 April 2003. http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/EXPEDITION7/Expd-7_PKit.pdf.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rahn, Debra; Beutel, Allard; Navias, Rob (1 April 2003). "03-127 - Expedition 7 Crew Set To Launch". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2003/mar/HP_news_03127.html.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Oberg, James (15 August 2003). "Heavy load for next station crew". NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3077945.
6. ↑ Chladek, Jay (2017). "12 - Columbia". Outposts on the Frontier: A Fifty-Year History of Space Stations. University of Nebraska Press. p. 386. ISBN 9781496201065. "...as Expedition 7 would only conduct fifteen experiments from the Destiny Laboratory during their occupancy period."
7. ↑ Petty, John Ira (11 June 2003). "International Space Station Status Report #03-28". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/station/2003/iss03-28.html.
8. ↑ Petty, John Ira (30 August 2003). "International Space Station Status Report #03-43". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/station/2003/iss03-43.html.
9. ↑ Ryba, Jeanne (17 October 2003). "Expedition 7 Crew Members Welcome China to Space". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/missions/shuttle/iss_china.html.
10. ↑ Petty, John Ira (11 September 2000). "STS-106 Mission Control Center Status Report #7". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-106/STS-106-07.html.

## External links

* ISS Expedition 7 Crew site from Nasa.
* Expedition 7 Photography

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* Expedition 11
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* Expedition 23
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* 52
* 53
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* Expedition 62
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