| Operator | Roscosmos |
|---|---|
| Cospar id | 2005-013A |
| Mission duration | 179.984 days |
| Orbits completed | 2,817 |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,200 kilograms (15,900 lb) |
| Launch date | UTC |
| Launch rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| Landing date | UTC |
| Crew members | Sergei Krikalev John Phillips |
| Crew launching | Roberto Vittori |
| Crew landing | Gregory Olsen |
| Crew photo | Crew of soyuz tma6.jpg |
| Orbit reference | Geocentric |
| Orbit regime | Low Earth |
| Orbit periapsis | 349 kilometres (217 mi) |
| Orbit apoapsis | 360 kilometres (220 mi) |
| Orbit inclination | 51.64 degrees |
| Orbit period | 92.6 minutes |
| Apsis | gee |
| Previous mission | Soyuz TMA-5 |
| Next mission | Soyuz TMA-7 |
| Programme | Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
| Docking target | ISS |
|---|---|
| dock | 17 April 2005 02:20 UTC |
| Docking port | Pirs nadir |
| Undocking date | 19 July 2005 10:38 UTC |
| Docking target | ISS (Relocation) |
|---|---|
| dock | 19 July 2005 11:08 UTC |
| Docking port | Zarya nadir |
| Undocking date | 10 October 2005 21:49 UTC |
Soyuz TMA-6 was a human spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS). It carried three crew members of Expedition 11 to the International Space Station. It was the 26th crewed flight to the ISS. It was launched by a Soyuz FG and returned to Earth after performing operations at the ISS.
Docking with ISS
- Docked to ISS: April 17, 2005, 02:20 UTC (to Pirs module)
- Undocked from ISS: July 19, 2005, 10:38 UTC (from Pirs module)
- Docked to ISS: July 19, 2005, 11:08 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya)
- Undocked from ISS: October 10, 2005, 21:49 UTC (from nadir port of Zarya)
Mission highlights
Soyuz TMA-6 is a Soyuz TMA spacecraft which was launched on April 15, 2005 by a Soyuz-FG rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome. During the return flight from the ISS, instruments in the descent module of the Soyuz spacecraft indicated a cabin-pressure-leak that is still under investigation. [1] The Expedition 11 crew, Sergei Krikalev-Cdr Russia, John Phillips-U.S.A. replaced the Expedition 10 crew, Leroy Chiao-Cdr U.S.A. and Salizhan Sharipov-Russia.
The astronaut Roberto Vittori brought a painting by the German-Russian artist George Pusenkoff titled Single Mona Lisa (1:1) to the space station, which shows a modified image of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and took video and photo shots of the work in the International Space Station. This art action, initiated by Pusenkoff, was mainly made possible by the efforts of the then Italian ambassador to Russia, Gianfranco Facco Bonetti. The combination of science and art, as da Vinci himself lived it, was used here to let his spirit work not only on earth, but also in space. The photos are documented in the book Mona Lisa Travels.[1] The European segment of the mission was called "Eneide".[2][3]
References
- ^ Scheps, Marc (2007-06-21). "Mona Lisa Time Tower". Mona Lisa Travels. Galloway, David (ed.). Bielefeld: Kerber. ISBN 978-3866780705.
- ^ "SOYUZ TMA-6 ENEIDE" (in it-IT). ASI. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- ^ "Soyuz TMA-6 Eneide mission patch, 2005". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-02-13.