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