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Sun Oct 12 2008
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz TMA-13

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz FG

Description:

The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.

Soyuz FG rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Human Exploration
  • Soyuz TMA-13 begins Expedition 18 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov alongside Flight Engineer, Michael Fincke (NASA) & spaceflight participant Richard Garriott (Space Adventures) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 8 April 2009, 07:16 UTC
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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