Soyuz TMA-11
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The Soyuz TMA-11 mission was a Russian spaceflight that transported crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission launched on October 10, 2007, and returned to Earth on April 19, 2008. The crew consisted of Yury Malenchenko from Russia, Peggy Whitson from the United States, and Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor from Malaysia. During their time on the ISS, they were part of Expedition 16, with Whitson serving as the first female commander of the station. The mission was notable for its challenging return to Earth, where the Soyuz spacecraft experienced an equipment module malfunction, leading to a steep descent and a hard landing.12
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