launched fromRussia
Soyuz TM-34
Success
APR 25200206:26:00 UTCA short taxi flight to the International Space Station that swapped out the lifeboat Soyuz and carried Mark Shuttleworth, who paid for his seat and became the first African to fly in space. It was the last flight of the Soyuz-TM, retired in favor of the upgraded Soyuz-TMA.
LIFTOFF
APR 25 200206:26:00 UTC
Success
launched fromPad 1/5Baikonur
aboardSoyuz UintoLEO
Payload
Soyuz TM-34
ISS escape craft
Crew
Ascending
- 01Yuri GidzenkofromRussia
- 02Roberto VittorifromItaly
- 03Mark ShuttleworthfromSouth Africa
Descending
- 01Sergei ZalyotinfromRussia
- 02Frank De WinnefromBelgium
- 03Yury LonchakovfromRussia
Docking
docked atISS