Soyuz TM-31
Soyuz TM-31
Launch Date
October 31, 2000
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Soyuz TM-31
Soyuz TM-31
Launch Date
October 31, 2000
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Overview
Soyuz TM-31 transported the first residential crew, Expedition 1, to the International Space Station. The ISS crew returned on Space Shuttle mission STS-102 and Soyuz TM-31 brought back the crew launched on Soyuz TM-32.
Crafts
Soyuz
Soyuz
Soyuz is a human-carrying capsule built and operated by Russia, capable of transporting up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded numerous times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crewed vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.