Feature

Marco Polo: mission facts


Flight‘Marco Polo’ mission
VehicleSoyuz
Launch25 April 2002
Launch siteBaikonur (Kazakhstan)
Landing5 May 2002
Landing siteKazakhstan
Duration10 days
Altitude173 nautical miles
Inclination51.6 degrees

 
 
Crew members
 
Yuri Gidzenko
Commander

Roberto Vittori (ESA)
Soyuz Flight Engineer

Mark Shuttleworth
Soyuz Flight Participant
 
 
 
Last update: 23 April 2002


About the Marco Polo mission

 •  Russian spacecraft to carry Italian astronaut to the Space Station (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAFI2G18ZC_astronauts_0.html)
 •  More missions for European astronauts (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAOI2G18ZC_astronauts_0.html)
 •  Mission experiments in focus (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESANK2G18ZC_astronauts_0.html)
 •  Italy supports European ambitions for International Space Station (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAWK2G18ZC_astronauts_0.html)
 •  Specialist training for Europe's astronauts (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESA9L2G18ZC_astronauts_0.html)
 •  Commercial opportunities in space (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESATL2G18ZC_astronauts_0.html)
 •  Europe's contributions to the Space Station (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESA3N2G18ZC_astronauts_0.html)
 •  Italian astronaut heading for new heights (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESADN2G18ZC_astronauts_0.html)
 •  Vittori ready for unique flying experience (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESASN2G18ZC_astronauts_0.html)