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Soyuz TMA-10
Operator	Roskosmos
COSPAR ID	2007-008A
SATCAT no.	31100
Mission duration	196 days, 17 hours
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Soyuz-TMA 11F732
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Oleg Kotov; Fyodor Yurchikhin
Launching	Charles Simonyi
Landing	Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Callsign	Pulsar
Start of mission
Launch date	April 7, 2007, 17:31:09 UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-FG
Launch site	Baikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date	October 21, 2007, 10:36 UTC
Landing site	west of Arkalyk
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Docking with ISS
	File:Soyuz TMA-10 Patch.png ; From left to right: Charles Simonyi, Oleg Kotov, Fyodor Yurchikhin Soyuz programme; (Manned missions) ← Soyuz TMA-9 Soyuz TMA-11 →

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Soyuz TMA-10 was a human spaceflight mission using a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft to transport personnel to and from the International Space Station (ISS). The mission began at 17:31:09 UTC on April 7, 2007 when the spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. Soyuz TMA-10 brought to the station two members of ISS Expedition 15 crew, along with one spaceflight participant. It remained at the space station as an escape craft until it was replaced by Soyuz TMA-11 in October 2007.

Crew


Position	Launching crew	Landing crew
Commander	Oleg Kotov, RKA Expedition 15 First spaceflight
Flight Engineer	Fyodor Yurchikhin, RKA Expedition 15 Second spaceflight
Spaceflight Participant	/ Charles Simonyi, SA First spaceflight Tourist	Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, ANGKASA^[1] First spaceflight

Backup crew


Position	Crew
Commander	Roman Romanenko, RKA
Flight Engineer	Mikhail Korniyenko, RKA

Mission highlights

Soyuz TMA-10 docked to the ISS on April 9, 2007 at 22:10 UTC, following two days of free flight. Its two Russian crew members remained on the station until the spacecraft's return to Earth in October 2007. Spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-9 on April 21, following eleven days of ISS handover operations.

TMA-10 undocked from the ISS at 07:14 UTC on October 21, and deorbit occurred at 09:47. During atmospheric re-entry, the spacecraft transitioned to a ballistic reentry, resulting in it landing west of Arkalyk, approximately 340 km (210 mi) northwest of the intended Kazakhstan landing site.^[2] The trajectory was reported by the crew as soon as they came out of the communications blackout caused by plasma surrounding the spacecraft. (A ballistic trajectory is a backup re-entry mode that takes over if something fails during normal re-entry.) A Commission of Inquiry determined that the ballistic re-entry was caused by damage to a cable in the spacecraft’s control panel, which connected to the control panel with the Soyuz descent equipment.^[3] Landing occurred at 10:36 GMT.^[4] A ballistic trajectory entry had happened previously, with the Soyuz TMA-1 mission that returned Expedition 6.^[2] The information about the failure of a connector in service panel was faulty. In actuality, the Service module (PAO) had failed to separate from the re-entry module (SA), and the ship had entered the atmosphere with the opposite orientation. Explosive bolts in connection struts between the Re-entry module and the Service module had failed to explode. Fortunately, the heat had melted the failed struts and the re-entry module had separated from the service module - the changed trajectory of the ship had caused the switch to a ballistic emergency landing. The same situation had happened during the Soyuz 5 mission in 1969. The Soyuz SA was, and still is, protected on all sides with thermal insulation, so the struts melted before the crew entry hatch was damaged or destroyed, thus saving the crew. The Russians kept the failure of the Soyuz TMA-10 a secret until it happened again on the Soyuz TMA-11 with a NASA astronaut on board. This infuriated NASA (the Commission of Inquiry had lied to them)^{[citation needed]} and this led to further investigation as well as special EVA activity on the ISS to check the docked Soyuz TMA-12 and its explosive bolts in their connection struts.

References

^ "NASA Holds Briefing With First Female Station Commander and Crew".
^ ^a ^b William Harwood (2007). "Soyuz capsule makes 'ballistic' descent to Earth". CBS News - Spaceflight Now. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
^ "Soyuz TMA-10 ballistic landing cause determined". Retrieved March 31, 2008.
^ Associated Press (2007). "Soyuz Craft Lands Safely in Kazakhstan". ABC News. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] "NASA Holds Briefing With First Female Station Commander and Crew".

[ballistic-2] William Harwood (2007). "Soyuz capsule makes 'ballistic' descent to Earth". CBS News - Spaceflight Now. Retrieved October 21, 2007.

[ballistic-cause-3] "Soyuz TMA-10 ballistic landing cause determined". Retrieved March 31, 2008.

[landing-4] Associated Press (2007). "Soyuz Craft Lands Safely in Kazakhstan". ABC News. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 Soyuz TMA-10 docked to the ISS on April 9, 2007 at 22:10 [[UTC]], following two days of free flight. Its two Russian crew members remained on the station until the spacecraft's return to Earth in October 2007. Spaceflight participant [[Charles Simonyi]] returned to Earth aboard [[Soyuz TMA-9]] on April 21, following eleven days of ISS handover operations.
-TMA-10 undocked from the ISS at 07:14 UTC on October 21, and deorbit occurred at 09:47. During [[atmospheric re-entry]], the spacecraft transitioned to a [[ballistic reentry]], resulting in it landing west of [[Arkalyk]], approximately {{convert|340|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of the intended [[Kazakhstan]] landing site.<ref name="ballistic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp15/071021landing.html|title=Soyuz capsule makes 'ballistic' descent to Earth|accessdate=October 21, 2007|publisher=CBS News - Spaceflight Now|year=2007|author=William Harwood}}</ref> The trajectory was reported by the crew as soon as they came out of the [[communications blackout]] caused by plasma surrounding the spacecraft. (A ballistic trajectory is a backup re-entry mode that takes over if something fails during normal re-entry.) A Commission of Inquiry determined that the ballistic re-entry was caused by damage to a cable in the spacecraft’s control panel, which connected to the control panel with the Soyuz descent equipment.<ref name="ballistic-cause">{{Cite web|url=http://ruspace.blogspot.com/2008/01/soyuz-tma-10-ballistic-landing-cause.html|title= Soyuz TMA-10 ballistic landing cause determined|accessdate=March 31, 2008}}</ref> Landing occurred at 10:36 GMT.<ref name="landing">{{Cite web|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3756666|title=Soyuz Craft Lands Safely in Kazakhstan|accessdate=October 21, 2007|publisher=[[ABC News]]|year=2007|author=[[Associated Press]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> A ballistic trajectory entry had happened previously, with the [[Soyuz TMA-1]] mission that returned [[Expedition 6]].<ref name="ballistic" /> The information about the failure of a connector in service panel was faulty. In actuality, the Service module (PAO) had failed to separate from the re-entry module (SA), and the ship had entered the atmosphere with the opposite orientation. Explosive bolts in connection struts between the Re-entry module and the Service module had failed to explode. Fortunately, the heat had melted the failed struts and the re-entry module had separated from the service module - the changed trajectory of the ship had caused the switch to a ballistic emergency landing. The same situation had happened during the Soyuz 5 mission in 1969. The Soyuz SA was, and still is, protected on all sides with thermal insulation, so the struts melted before the crew entry hatch was damaged or destroyed, thus saving the crew. The Russians kept the failure of the Soyuz TMA-10 a secret until it happened again on the Soyuz TMA-11 with a NASA astronaut on board. This infuriated NASA (the Commission of Inquiry had lied to them){{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} and this led to further investigation as well as special EVA activity on the ISS to check the docked Soyuz TMA-12 and its explosive bolts in their connection struts.
+TMA-10 undocked from the ISS at 07:14 UTC on October 21, and deorbit occurred at 09:47. During [[atmospheric re-entry]], the spacecraft transitioned to a [[ballistic reentry]], resulting in it landing west of [[Arkalyk]], approximately {{convert|340|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of the intended [[Kazakhstan]] landing site.<ref name="ballistic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp15/071021landing.html|title=Soyuz capsule makes 'ballistic' descent to Earth|accessdate=October 21, 2007|publisher=CBS News - Spaceflight Now|year=2007|author=William Harwood}}</ref> The trajectory was reported by the crew as soon as they came out of the [[communications blackout]] caused by plasma surrounding the spacecraft. (A ballistic trajectory is a backup re-entry mode that takes over if something fails during normal re-entry.) A Commission of Inquiry determined that the ballistic re-entry was caused by damage to a cable in the spacecraft’s control panel, which connected to the control panel with the Soyuz descent equipment.<ref name="ballistic-cause">{{Cite web|url=http://ruspace.blogspot.com/2008/01/soyuz-tma-10-ballistic-landing-cause.html|title= Soyuz TMA-10 ballistic landing cause determined|accessdate=March 31, 2008}}</ref> Landing occurred at 10:36 GMT.<ref name="landing">{{Cite web|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3756666 |title=Soyuz Craft Lands Safely in Kazakhstan |accessdate=October 21, 2007 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |year=2007 |author=[[Associated Press]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090608185954/http://www.abcnews.go.com:80/Technology/wireStory?id=3756666 |archivedate=June 8, 2009 }}</ref> A ballistic trajectory entry had happened previously, with the [[Soyuz TMA-1]] mission that returned [[Expedition 6]].<ref name="ballistic" /> The information about the failure of a connector in service panel was faulty. In actuality, the Service module (PAO) had failed to separate from the re-entry module (SA), and the ship had entered the atmosphere with the opposite orientation. Explosive bolts in connection struts between the Re-entry module and the Service module had failed to explode. Fortunately, the heat had melted the failed struts and the re-entry module had separated from the service module - the changed trajectory of the ship had caused the switch to a ballistic emergency landing. The same situation had happened during the Soyuz 5 mission in 1969. The Soyuz SA was, and still is, protected on all sides with thermal insulation, so the struts melted before the crew entry hatch was damaged or destroyed, thus saving the crew. The Russians kept the failure of the Soyuz TMA-10 a secret until it happened again on the Soyuz TMA-11 with a NASA astronaut on board. This infuriated NASA (the Commission of Inquiry had lied to them){{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} and this led to further investigation as well as special EVA activity on the ISS to check the docked Soyuz TMA-12 and its explosive bolts in their connection struts.
 == References ==

v t e Human spaceflights to the International Space Station
See also: ISS expeditions, Uncrewed ISS flights
1998–2004	1998 STS-88 1999 STS-96 2000 STS-101 106 92 Soyuz TM-31 STS-97 2001 STS-98 102 100 Soyuz TM-32 STS-104 105 Soyuz TM-33 STS-108 2002 STS-110 Soyuz TM-34 STS-111 112 Soyuz TMA-1 STS-113 2003 Soyuz TMA-2 TMA-3 2004 Soyuz TMA-4 TMA-5	International Space Station Emblem
2005–2009	2005 Soyuz TMA-6 STS-114 Soyuz TMA-7 2006 Soyuz TMA-8 STS-121 115 Soyuz TMA-9 STS-116 2007 Soyuz TMA-10 STS-117 118 Soyuz TMA-11 STS-120 2008 STS-122 123 Soyuz TMA-12 STS-124 Soyuz TMA-13 STS-126 2009 STS-119 Soyuz TMA-14 TMA-15 STS-127 128 Soyuz TMA-16 STS-129 Soyuz TMA-17
2010–2014	2010 STS-130 Soyuz TMA-18 STS-131 132 Soyuz TMA-19 TMA-01M TMA-20 2011 STS-133 Soyuz TMA-21 STS-134 Soyuz TMA-02M STS-135 Soyuz TMA-22 TMA-03M 2012 Soyuz TMA-04M TMA-05M TMA-06M TMA-07M 2013 Soyuz TMA-08M TMA-09M TMA-10M TMA-11M 2014 Soyuz TMA-12M TMA-13M TMA-14M TMA-15M
2015–2019	2015 Soyuz TMA-16M TMA-17M TMA-18M TMA-19M 2016 Soyuz TMA-20M MS-01 MS-02 MS-03 2017 Soyuz MS-04 MS-05 MS-06 MS-07 2018 Soyuz MS-08 MS-09 MS-10† MS-11 2019 Soyuz MS-12 MS-13 MS-15
Since 2020	2020 Soyuz MS-16 SpaceX Demo-2 Soyuz MS-17 SpaceX Crew-1 2021 Soyuz MS-18 SpaceX Crew-2 Soyuz MS-19 SpaceX Crew-3 Soyuz MS-20 2022 Soyuz MS-21 Axiom-1 SpaceX Crew-4 Soyuz MS-22 SpaceX Crew-5 2023 Soyuz MS-23 SpaceX Crew-6 Axiom-2 SpaceX Crew-7 Soyuz MS-24 2024 Axiom-3 SpaceX Crew-8 Soyuz MS-25 Boeing CFT Soyuz MS-26 SpaceX Crew-9
Future	2025 SpaceX Crew-10 Soyuz MS-27 Axiom-4 Boeing Starliner-1
Individuals	List of ISS visitors crew
Vehicles	Past Space Shuttle Present Boeing Starliner Crew Dragon Soyuz Future Orel
Ongoing spaceflights are in underline † - mission failed to reach ISS

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January	Cartosat-2, SRE-1, Lapan-TUBsat, Pehuensat-1 Progress M-59 NSS-8
February	Beidou-1D THEMIS A, THEMIS B, THEMIS C, THEMIS D, THEMIS E IGS Radar 2, IGS Optical 3V
March	ASTRO, CFESat, FalconSAT-3, MidSTAR-1, NEXTSat, STPSat-1 Skynet 5A, INSAT-4B
April	Soyuz TMA-10 Anik F3 Hai Yang 1B Compass-M1 EgyptSat 1, Saudisat-3, SaudiComsat-3, SaudiComsat-4, SaudiComsat-5, SaudiComsat-6, SaudiComsat-7, CP-3, CP-4, CAPE-1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB-1, MAST AGILE, AAM NFIRE AIM
May	Astra 1L, Galaxy 17 Progress M-60 NigComSat-1 Yaogan 2, Zheda PiXing 1 Globalstar 65, Globalstar 69, Globalstar 71, Globalstar 72 Sinosat-3
June	Kosmos 2427 COSMO-1 STS-117 (ITS S3/4) Ofek-7 TerraSAR-X USA-194 Genesis II Kosmos 2428
July	SAR-Lupe 2 Zhongxing 6B DirecTV-10
August	Progress M-61 Phoenix STS-118 (ITS S5, SpaceHab LSM) Spaceway-3, BSAT-3a
September	INSAT-4CR JCSAT-11 Kosmos 2429 Kaguya (Okina, Ouna) Foton-M No.3, YES2 WorldView-1 CBERS-2B Dawn
October	Intelsat 11, Optus D2 Soyuz TMA-11 USA-195 USA-196 Globalstar 66, Globalstar 67, Globalstar 78, Globalstar 70 Kosmos 2430 STS-120 (Harmony) Chang'e 1 Kosmos 2431, Kosmos 2432, Kosmos 2433
November	SAR-Lupe 3, Rubin-7 USA-197 Yaogan 3 Skynet 5B, Star One C1 Sirius 4
December	Globus-1M No.11L COSMO-2 USA-198 Radarsat-2 USA-199 Horizons-2, Rascom-QAF 1 Progress M-62 Kosmos 2434, Kosmos 2435, Kosmos 2436
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