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    Marco Polo: mission facts

    Flight ‘Marco Polo’ mission
    Vehicle Soyuz
    Launch 25 April 2002
    Launch site Baikonur (Kazakhstan)
    Landing 5 May 2002
    Landing site Kazakhstan
    Duration 10 days
    Altitude 173 nautical miles
    Inclination 51.6 degrees

    Crew members

    Yuri Gidzenko
    Commander

    Roberto Vittori (ESA)
    Soyuz Flight Engineer

    Mark Shuttleworth
    Soyuz Flight Participant

    Last update: 23 April 2002

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