Soyuz TMA-5
Soyuz TMA-5 was a crew transport flight to the International Space Station. It launched from Baikonur on October 14, 2004 with Salizhan Sharipov, Leroy Chiao, and Yuri Shargin, docking with the ISS two days later as Expedition 10 arrived to replace Expedition 9. Shargin returned after the handover on Soyuz TMA-4, while Soyuz TMA-5 remained docked as the Expedition 10 lifeboat. The spacecraft undocked and landed in Kazakhstan on April 24, 2005 UTC, returning Sharipov, Chiao, and ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori after the Eneide visiting mission.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Soyuz TMA-5 / ISS Expedition 10 transportISS Soyuz 9S
- Name
- Soyuz TMA-5
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- Soyuz TMA-5 was a crew transport flight to the International Space Station. It launched from Baikonur on October 14, 2004 with Salizhan Sharipov, Leroy Chiao, and Yuri Shargin, docking with the ISS two days later as Expedition 10 arrived to replace Expedition 9. Shargin returned after the handover on Soyuz TMA-4, while Soyuz TMA-5 remained docked as the Expedition 10 lifeboat. The spacecraft undocked and landed in Kazakhstan on April 24, 2005 UTC, returning Sharipov, Chiao, and ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori after the Eneide visiting mission.
- End Date
- 2005-04-24
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Soyuz TMA-5 delivered the Expedition 10 long-duration crew and Yuri Shargin to the ISS, then returned Chiao, Sharipov, and Roberto Vittori safely to Earth in April 2005.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2004-10-14
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-5
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- Creation Time
- July 9, 2026 at 01:22:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:52 UTC
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- Search Name
- Soyuz TMA-5 Soyuz TMA-5 / ISS Expedition 10 transport ISS Soyuz 9S
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