Expedition 10
| Mission type | ISS Expedition |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 190 days, 11 hours, 23 minutes (at ISS) 192 days 19 hours, 2 minutes (launch to landing) |
| Distance travelled | ~122,000,000 kilometres (76,000,000 mi) |
| Orbits completed | ~2,975 |
| Expedition | |
| Space Station | International Space Station |
| Began | 16 October 2004, 04:16 UTC |
| Ended | 24 April 2005, 18:45 UTC |
| Arrived aboard | Soyuz TMA-5 |
| Departed aboard | Soyuz TMA-5 |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 |
| Members |
Leroy Chiao Salizhan Sharipov |
| EVAs | 2 |
| EVA duration | 10 hours, 34 minutes |
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 L-R: Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov |
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Expedition 10 (2004–2005) was the tenth expedition to the International Space Station, using the Soyuz TMA-5, which stayed during the expedition for emergency evacuation.
Chiao and Sharipov docked at the Space Station on 16 October 2004 aboard Soyuz TMA-5, to relieve Expedition 9 crewmates Mike Fincke and Gennady Padalka. Chiao was the expedition commander and NASA science officer, and Sharipov was the Soyuz commander and flight engineer. Both Astronauts were researchers in the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity Project.
Notable accomplishments included replacing critical hardware in the Quest Joint Airlock; repairing U.S. spacesuits; and submitting a scientific research paper on ultrasound use in space. Chiao was also the first astronaut to vote in a U.S. Presidential election from space.
The launch of Expedition 10 was rescheduled. During preflight testing, an explosive bolt was accidentally activated on the Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft. The resulting damage caused was repaired and the mission launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 14 October 2004.
During the Expedition 10 mission, two Progress supply spacecraft docked with the International Space Station. The first (Progress 51) docked on 25 December 2004 followed by the second (Progress 52) on 28 February 2005.
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