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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 StationMore missions for European astronautsMission experiments in focusItaly supports European ambitions for International Space StationSpecialist training for Europe's astronautsCommercial opportunities in spaceEurope's contributions to the Space StationItalian astronaut heading for new heightsVittori ready for unique flying experience
 
 
 
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