COSPAR ID 2002-020A Crew size 3 Apogee 247,000 m Launch date 25 April 2002 | Orbits completed ~3,235 Manufacturer RKK Energia Period 1.5 hours Dates 25 Apr 2002 – 10 Nov 2002 Landing date 10 November 2002 | |
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Mission duration 198 days, 17 hours, 37 minutes, 45 seconds Operator Roscosmos State Corporation | ||
Soyuz TM-34 was the fourth Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Soyuz TM-34 was launched by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle.
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Docking with ISS
Mission highlights
This was the 17th manned mission to ISS.
Soyuz TM-34 was a Russian Soyuz TM passenger transportation craft that was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur at 06:26 UT on 25 April 2002. It carried two cosmonauts and a South African tourist, Mark Shuttleworth, to the International Space Station (ISS). Shuttleworth performed some biology experiments, as he carried a live rat and sheep stem cells. All three returned on Soyuz TM-33 after an eight-day mission.
Soyuz TM-34 was the final flight of the Soyuz-TM variant, due to its replacement by the upgraded Soyuz-TMA.
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