Soyuz TMA-03M
Soyuz TMA-03M launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on December 21, 2011 with Oleg Kononenko, ESA astronaut André Kuipers, and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit. It docked with the International Space Station on December 23, restoring six-person operations during Expedition 30. The crew continued into Expedition 31, with Kononenko later taking command of the station. The spacecraft undocked and landed in Kazakhstan on July 1, 2012.
Identity
- Aliases
- PromISSeISS Expedition 30/31 transport
- Name
- Soyuz TMA-03M
- Slug
- soyuz-tma-03m
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Soyuz TMA-03M launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on December 21, 2011 with Oleg Kononenko, ESA astronaut André Kuipers, and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit. It docked with the International Space Station on December 23, restoring six-person operations during Expedition 30. The crew continued into Expedition 31, with Kononenko later taking command of the station. The spacecraft undocked and landed in Kazakhstan on July 1, 2012.
- End Date
- 2012-07-01
- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Completed. Kononenko, Kuipers, and Pettit reached the ISS for Expeditions 30 and 31 and returned safely after about 193 days in space.
- Program
- International Space Station
- Space Station Id
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- Start Date
- 2011-12-21
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
- nh7jz6fp6jffytjcypb4eay1gs8a4xmy
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-03M
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/8/2026, 1:11:09 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/8/2026, 1:11:09 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Organization Id
- vh76e0gh65et98bds1b49cvt8h89n8e5
- Role
- Partner agency
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- Partner agency
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander / Expedition 30-31
- Astronaut Id
- td71d2kkmwejem6xj0k077ck4189wgy4
- Role
- Flight Engineer / ESA PromISSe
- Astronaut Id
- td72zedfrja8eyypp99chscy3585ky8n
- Role
- Flight Engineer