Soyuz TM-31
Soyuz TM-31 was the 7K-STM no. 205 spacecraft that launched Expedition 1, the first resident International Space Station crew. After docking on November 2, 2000, it served as the station's emergency-return craft until the first Soyuz taxi exchange, then returned the TM-32 launch crew to Kazakhstan on May 6, 2001.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ISS 1S7K-STM No. 205Uran2000-070A
- Name
- Soyuz TM-31
- Status
- completed
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- Astronauts
- Description
- Soyuz TM-31 was the 7K-STM no. 205 spacecraft that launched Expedition 1, the first resident International Space Station crew. After docking on November 2, 2000, it served as the station's emergency-return craft until the first Soyuz taxi exchange, then returned the TM-32 launch crew to Kazakhstan on May 6, 2001.
- End Date
- 2001-05-06
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful. Soyuz TM-31 delivered Yuri Gidzenko, Sergei Krikalev, and William Shepherd to begin continuous ISS habitation, remained docked for roughly six months as the station lifeboat, and later landed Talgat Musabayev, Yuri Baturin, and Dennis Tito safely near Arkalyk after the first Soyuz taxi exchange.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2000-10-31
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- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TM-31
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- July 8, 2026 at 16:50:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:49 UTC
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- Soyuz TM-31 ISS 1S 7K-STM No. 205 Uran 2000-070A
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