Soyuz TMA-11 crew (L-R): Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Yuri Malenchenko, Peggy Whitson
Mission patch
Soyuz TMA-11, launched October 10, 2007, carried two members of Expedition 16 and the first Malaysian astronaut to the International Space Station. Its crew consisted of Yuri Malenchenko (Roscosmos), Peggy Whitson (NASA) and Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who flew as part of an agreement between the Russian and Malaysian governments.
Shukor stayed on the ISS for about 10 days and returned to Earth on Soyuz TMA-10. Malenchenko and Whitson stayed on board for almost 192 days and returned in April 2008. The first Korean astronaut, Yi So-yeon, joined them on the return trip. She had arrived about 10 days earlier on Soyuz TMA-12.
During re-entry, Soyuz TMA-11 made a ballistic maneuver, which meant its descent was steeper than normal, due to a malfunction. They landed safe and sound about 475 km from their target.
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