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Precise Timelines

27th of April 2002

3h00 - 8h07 307 minutes Work with TK Soyuz documentation
8h07 - 8h57 50 minutes Pressure Leak Test
8h57 - 9h22 25 minutes Opening of Soyuz TK Transfer hatches; TV Report of "arrival of visiting crew'
9h22 - 9h34 12 minutes ESA TV Report; Audio Report for SA
9h34 - 10h48 74 minutes Personal Time
10h48 - 10h58 10 minutes Preparation for TV Report SA
10h58 - 11h10 12 minutes TV Report SA
11h10 - 11h20 10 minutes Personal Time
11h20 - 11h50 30 minutes ESCD Experiment
11h50 - 12h10 20 minutes Personal Time
12h10 - 13h10 60 minutes Lunch
13h10 - 15h10 120 minutes Transfer of seats from transportation spacecraft
15h10 - 15h20 10 minutes Personal Time
15h20 - 15h30 10 minutes Electronic equipment
15h30 - 16h00 30 minutes TK Handover (Official Procedure)
16h00 - 17h00 60 minutes Walking through Escape Route
17h00 - 18h30 90 minutes ISS Familiarisation
18h30 - 19h00 30 minutes Supper
19h00 - 19h30 30 minutes Food ration for the next day
19h30 - 20h30 60 minutes Pre-sleep activities
20h30 - 6h00 843 minutes Sleep

28th of April 2002

5h30 - 6h00 30 minutes Wake activities
6h00 - 6h10 10 minutes ISS Status check
6h10 - 6h20 10 minutes Morning Toilet
6h20 - 6h35 15 minutes CCE-2 Saliva Samples
6h35 - 6h41 6 minutes Personal Time
6h41 - 6h51 10 minutes Preparation for TV Report SA
6h51 - 7h12 21 minutes TV Report SA
7h12 - 8h16 64 minutes Personal Time
8h16 - 8h26 10 minutes Preparation for TV Report SA
8h26 - 8h46 20 minutes TV Report SA
8h46 - 8h51 5 minutes Personal Time
8h51 - 9h21 30 minutes Photo Video Shooting
9h21 - 9h36 15 minutes Personal Time
9h36 - 11h06 90 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
11h06 - 11h41 35 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
11h41 - 13h41 120 minutes ESCD Experiment
13h41 - 14h35 54 minutes Lunch
14h35 - 15h00 25 minutes Plankton-Lensa Experiment
15h00 - 15h30 30 minutes E-Mail Access
15h30 - 15h45 15 minutes IP-Telephone
15h45 - 18h19 127 minutes Personal Time
18h19 - 18h44 25 minutes Report Preparation
18h45 - 19h15 30 minutes Next Day Work Programme
19h15 - 19h30 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
19h30 - 20h00 30 minutes Supper
20h00 - 20h30 30 minutes Daily Food Ration
20h30 - 21h30 60 minutes Pre-sleep Activities
21h30 - 6h00 783 minutes Sleep

29th of April 2002

6h00 - 6h10 10 minutes ISS Status Check
6h10 - 6h40 30 minutes Morning Toilet
6h40 - 7h20 40 minutes Breakfast
7h20 - 7h30 10 minutes Preparation for TV Report SA
7h30 - 7h46 16 minutes TV Report SA
7h46 - 8h00 14 minutes Personal Time
8h00 - 8h15 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
8h15 - 8h26 14 minutes Personal Time
8h26 - 8h56 30 minutes E-mail Access
8h56 - 9h06 10 minutes Preparation for TV Report SA
9h06 - 9h17 11 minutes TV Report SA
9h17 - 9h24 7 minutes Personal Time
9h24 - 11h09 105 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
11h10 - 11h45 35 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
12h20 - 13h30 50 minutes Video Shooting of Simulating Astronaut's Activity
13h30 - 14h30 60 minutes Lunch
14h30 - 15h00 30 minutes Photo-Video Shooting
15h00 - 15h15 15 minutes IP-Telephone
15h15 - 15h45 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
15h45 - 15h55 10 minutes Personal Time
15h55 - 17h25 30 minutes Video Shooting of Simulating Astronaut's Activity
17h25 - 17h37 12 minutes Personal Time
17h37 - 17h42 5 minutes Preparation for Ham Radio Session
17h42 - 18h15 33 minutes Ham Radio Session
18h15 - 18h45 30 minutes Report Preparation
18h45 - 19h15 30 minutes Next Day Work Programme Familiarisation
19h15 - 19h30 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
19h30 - 20h00 30 minutes Supper
20h00 - 20h30 30 minutes Daily Food Ration
20h30 - 21h30 60 minutes Pre-sleep Activities
21h30 - 6h00 783 minutes Sleep

30th of April 2002

6h00 - 6h10 10 minutes ISS Morning status check-up
6h10 - 6h40 30 minutes Morning Toilet
6h25 - 6h35 10 minutes Preparation for ESA TV Report; Preparation for SA Audio Report
6h35 - 6h51 16 minutes ESA TV Report; Audio Report for SA
6h40 - 7h30 50 minutes Breakfast
7h30 - 8h00 30 minutes Preparation for work
8h00 - 8h10 10 minutes Preparation for TV Report SA
8h10 - 8h22 12 minutes TV Report SA
8h22 - 8h52 20 minutes E-mail access
9h06 - 9h36 30 minutes Photo-Video Shooting
9h36 - 9h46 10 minutes Preparation for TV Report SA
9h46 - 9h56 10 minutes TV Report SA
9h56 - 11h26 150 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
11h26 - 11h46 20 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
11h46 - 12h00 14 minutes Personal Time
12h00 - 13h00 60 minutes Lunch
13h00 - 15h00 120 minutes ESCD Experiment
15h00 - 15h15 15 minutes IP-Telephone
15h15 - 15h50 35 minutes Personal Time
15h50 - 16h16 26 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
16h16 - 16h21 5 minutes Preparation for Ham Radio Session
16h21 - 17h15 54 minutes Ham Radio Session
17h15 - 17h45 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
17h45 - 18h15 30 minutes Personal Time
18h15 - 18h45 30 minutes Report Preparation
18h45 - 19h15 30 minutes Next day work familiarisation
19h15 - 19h30 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
19h30 - 20h00 30 minutes Supper
20h00 - 20h30 30 minutes Daily Food Ration
20h30 - 21h30 60 minutes Pre-sleep activities
21h30 - 6h00 783 minutes Sleep

1st of May 2002

6h00 - 6h10 10 minutes ISS Status Check-up
6h10 - 6h25 15 minutes Morning toilet
6h25 - 6h40 15 minutes CCE-2 Experiment
6h40 - 7h04 24 minutes Breakfast
7h04 - 7h14 10 minutes Preparation for SA TV Report
7h14 - 7h27 13 minutes TV Report SA
7h30 - 8h00 30 minutes Preparation for work
8h00 - 8h15 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
8h15 - 8h30 15 minutes IP Telephone
8h30 - 8h40 10 minutes Personal Time
8h40 - 8h50 10 minutes Preparation for SA TV Report
8h50 - 9h02 12 minutes TV Report SA
9h02 - 9h15 13 minutes Personal Time
9h15 - 9h45 30 minutes E-mail Access
9h45 - 11h30 105 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
11h30 - 12h04 34 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
12h04 - 13h04 60 minutes Personal Time
13h04 - 13h34 30 minutes Photo-video shooting
13h35 - 14h05 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
14h05 - 15h05 60 minutes Lunch
15h05 - 17h05 120 minutes Education Programme
17h05 - 18h00 55 minutes Personal Time
18h00 - 18h30 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
18h30 - 18h45 15 minutes Report Preparation
18h45 - 19h15 30 minutes Next Day Work Familiarisation
19h15 - 19h30 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
19h30 - 20h00 30 minutes Supper
20h00 - 20h30 30 minutes Daily Food Ration
20h30 - 21h30 60 minutes Pre-sleep activities
21h30 - 6h00 783 minutes Sleep

2nd of May 2002

6h00 - 6h08 8 minutes ISS Status Check
6h08 - 6h18 10 minutes Preparation SA TV Report
6h18 - 6h30 12 minutes TV Report SA
6h30 - 6h40 10 minutes Morning Toilet
6h40 - 7h30 50 minutes Breakfast
7h30 - 8h00 30 minutes Preparation for work
7h44 - 7h54 10 minutes Preparation for ESA TV Report; Preparation for SA Audio Report
7h54 - 8h05 11 minutes ESA TV Report; Audio Report for SA
8h00 - 8h15 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
8h15 - 8h45 30 minutes Photo-Video Shooting
8h45 - 9h15 30 minutes E-mail Access
9h15 - 9h30 15 minutes IP-Telephone
9h30 - 10h20 50 minutes Personal Time
10h20 - 11h50 90 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
11h50 - 12h25 35 minutes CCE-1 Experiment
12h25 - 12h45 20 minutes Personal Time
12h45 - 13h45 60 minutes Lunch
13h45 - 14h10 25 minutes Personal Time
14h10 - 14h40 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
14h40 - 16h24 104 minutes Personal Time
16h24 - 16h29 5 minutes Preparation for Ham Radio Session
16h29 - 16h45 16 minutes Ham Radio Session
16h45 - 18h45 120 minutes ESCD Experiment
18h45 - 19h00 15 minutes Report Preparation
19h00 - 19h15 15 minutes Next Day Work Programme Familiarisation
19h15 - 19h30 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
19h30 - 20h00 30 minutes Supper
20h00 - 20h30 30 minutes Daily Food Ration
20h30 - 21h30 60 minutes Pre-sleep activities
21h30 - 6h00 783 minutes Sleep

3rd of May 2002

6h00 - 6h10 10 minutes Morning ISS Status Check-up
6h10 - 6h40 30 minutes Morning Toilet
6h40 - 6h47 7 minutes Breakfast
6h47 - 6h57 10 minutes Preparation for SA TV Report
6h57 - 7h10 13 minutes TV Report SA
7h10 - 7h47 37 minutes Breakfast
7h47 - 8h00 13 minutes Personal Time
8h00 - 8h15 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
8h15 - 8h24 9 minutes Personal Time
8h24 - 8h34 10 minutes Preparation for SA TV Report
8h34 - 8h45 9 minutes TV Report SA
8h45 - 9h15 30 minutes E-mail Access
9h15 - 9h30 15 minutes IP Telephone
9h30 - 10h00 30 minutes Personal Time
10h00 - 12h00 120 minutes Studying of Landing Timeline
12h00 - 13h00 60 minutes Lunch
13h00 - 13h25 25 minutes Personal Time
13h25 - 13h55 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
13h55 - 14h25 30 minutes Photo-Video Shooting
14h30 - 15h00 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
15h00 - 15h30 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
15h30 - 16h00 30 minutes Personal Time
16h00 - 16h30 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
16h30 - 17h45 75 minutes Preparation of return equipment
17h45 - 17h50 5 minutes Preparation for Ham Radio Session
17h50 - 18h15 25 minutes Ham Radio Session
18h15 - 18h45 30 minutes Preparation of report
18h45 - 19h15 30 minutes Next Day Work Programme Familiarisation
19h15 - 19h30 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
19h30 - 20h00 30 minutes Supper
20h00 - 20h30 30 minutes Daily Food Ration
20h30 - 21h30 60 minutes Pre-sleep activities
21h30 - 10h00 1023 minutes Sleep

4th of May 2002

10h00 - 10h10 10 minutes Morning ISS Status Check
10h10 - 10h40 30 minutes Morning Toilet
10h40 - 11h30 50 minutes Breakfast
11h30 - 11h45 15 minutes Daily Planning Conference
11h45 - 13h45 120 minutes ESCD Experiment
13h45 - 14h00 15 minutes Personal Time
14h00 - 14h30 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
14h30 - 15h30 60 minutes Lunch
15h30 - 16h00 30 minutes Plankton Lensa Experiment
16h00 - 18h00 120 minutes Personal Time
18h00 - 18h30 30 minutes SPC Experiment
18h30 - 19h00 30 minutes ESCD Experiment
19h00 - 19h45 45 minutes ESCD Experiment
19h45 - 20h15 30 minutes Supper
20h15 - 21h15 60 minutes Soyuz TM-33 Opening
21h15 - 21h35 15 minutes Closing of transfer hatch
21h35 - 22h25 50 minutes Pressure Leak Test
22h25 - 2h55 210 minutes Work on transportation vehicle

5th May 2002

3h30 233 minutes Undocking
6h53 Landing
Landing Countdown to 05:51 05 May

Landing Complete!

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Dale Cupido
Karen Sharwood
Lara Keytel
Danie Barry
Freddy Khan
Vaughan Oosthuizen
Ravi Naidoo
Vuyo Dwane
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Nicolette Cronje
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