Cervantes
Cervantes was Pedro Duque's short-duration ESA mission to the International Space Station in October 2003. Duque launched from Baikonur on Soyuz TMA-3 with the Expedition 8 transfer crew, reached the ISS two days later, and carried out a focused programme of ESA-sponsored science, education, and technology activities. He returned to Earth with the Expedition 7 crew aboard Soyuz TMA-2 on October 28, completing a roughly ten-day mission that gave Spain its first long stay aboard the station.
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- Soyuz TMA-3 visiting missionPedro Duque ISS Cervantes mission
- Name
- Cervantes
- Status
- completed
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- Cervantes was Pedro Duque's short-duration ESA mission to the International Space Station in October 2003. Duque launched from Baikonur on Soyuz TMA-3 with the Expedition 8 transfer crew, reached the ISS two days later, and carried out a focused programme of ESA-sponsored science, education, and technology activities. He returned to Earth with the Expedition 7 crew aboard Soyuz TMA-2 on October 28, completing a roughly ten-day mission that gave Spain its first long stay aboard the station.
- End Date
- 2003-10-28
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- Outcome
- Completed. Duque reached the ISS on Soyuz TMA-3, completed the Cervantes experiment programme, and returned safely aboard Soyuz TMA-2.
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- Start Date
- 2003-10-18
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- July 8, 2026 at 11:57:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:45 UTC
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