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