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This is the seventh expedition to the International Space Station. ISS Statistics Crew: 2 As of August 21, 2005 Perigee: 352. ...

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(1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission. Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russian: Юрий Иванович Маленченко; born December 22, 1961, Svetlovodsk Ukraine) is a cosmonaut who flew on the following missions: Soyuz TM-19 Commander 04. ... External link NASA Biography Categories: Stub | 1963 births | Astronauts | Chinese Americans | Chinese American scientists ...

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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 April 25, 2003, at 10:54 p.m. CDT. The Soyuz docked on April 28, 2003 and took over command of the ISS. The Expedition Seven crew landed back on Earth on October 27, 2003 at Kazahkstan at 9:41 p.m. EST after spending over six months in space. Soyuz TMA-2 launch Crew Launched ISS Expedition 7 Crew: Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (3) Edward Tsang Lu (3) - U.S.A. Landed ISS Expedition 7 Crew: Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (3) Edward Tsang Lu (3) - U.S.A. Pedro Duque (1) - ESA (Spain) Mission Parameters Mass: 7136 kg Perigee: 200 km... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From Houston, ISS Spacecraft Communicator Mike Fossum informed Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Science Officer Edward Lu on Wednesday, October 15 of the successful launch of the Long March rocket carrying the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft and Chinese taikonaut Yáng Lìwěi. "It's really some exciting news to share. The world's spacefaring nations have been joined by a new member tonight: China." October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... The Long March family of rockets (é•·å¾ç«ç®, Chang Zheng) is an expendable launch system operated by the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shenzhou 5 (ç¥žèˆŸäº”å·) was the first manned space mission launched by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) on October 15, 2003. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... Dr. YÃ¡ng LÃ¬wÄ›i (Simplified Chinese: æ¨åˆ©ä¼Ÿ; Traditional Chinese: æ¥Šåˆ©å‰) (born June 21, 1965) is an astronaut (hangtianyuan) or Taikonaut (or yuhangyuans) and the Peoples Republic of Chinas first man in space. ...

"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."

"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."

Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Station Science Officer Ed Lu landed after after six months in space.

Malenchenko and Lu -- along with European Space Agency Astronaut Pedro Duque -- landed safely in Kazakhstan at 9:41 p.m. EST on Monday, October 27, after undocking from the International Space Station in their Soyuz spacecraft at 6:17 p.m. EST. October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ...

Categories: Expeditions to the International Space Station | International Space Station | Human spaceflights ISS Statistics Crew: 2 As of August 21, 2005 Perigee: 352. ... International Space Station Insignia File links The following pages link to this file: International Space Station Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 2 Talk:November 2 Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/All Categories: NASA images ... Expedition 1 was the first expedition to the International Space Station. ... Expedition 2 was the second expedition to the International Space Station. ... Expedition 3 was the third expedition to the International Space Station. ... Expedition 4 was the fourth expedition to the International Space Station. ... // Crew Valery Korzun (2), Commander - Russia Peggy Whitson (1), Flight Engineer - U.S.A. Sergei Treschev (1), Flight Engineer - Russia (1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission. ... // Crew Kenneth Bowersox (5), Commander - U.S.A. Nikolai Budarin (3), Flight Engineer - Russia Donald Pettit (1), Flight Engineer - U.S.A. (1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission. ... Mission Statistics Mission Name: Expedition 8 Call Sign: Expedition 8 Number of Crew: 2 Launch: October 18, 2003 05:38:03 UTC Baikonur LC1 Apogee: 396 km Perigee: 384 km Period: 92 min Inclination: 51. ... Mission Statistics Mission Name: Expedition 9 Call Sign: Expedition 9 Number of Crew: 2 Launch: April 19, 2004 03:19:00 UTC Baikonur LC1 Apogee: 396 km Perigee: 384 km Period: 92 min Inclination: 51. ... Mission statistics Mission name: Expedition 10 Call sign: Expedition 10 Number of crew: 2 Launch: October 14, 2004 03:06 UTC Baikonur LC1 Apogee: 396 km Perigee: 384 km Orbital period: 92 min Inclination: 51. ... Expedition 11 (2005) is the 11th expedition to the International Space Station, using the Soyuz TMA-6, which will stay during the expedition for emergency evacuation. ... Expedition 12 (2005) is the 12th expedition to the International Space Station, using the Soyuz TMA-7, which will stay during the expedition for emergency evacuation. ... Expedition 13 (2006) is the 13th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), using the Soyuz TMA-8, which will stay during the expedition for emergency evacuation. ...

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