LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Sep 30 2009
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Soyuz TMA-16
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
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Soyuz FGDescription:
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Human Exploration
- Soyuz TMA-16 begins Expedition 21 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Maksim Surayev alongside Flight Engineer, Jeffrey Williams (NASA) & spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté (Spaceflight Adventures, Canada) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on March 18, 2010, 11:24 UTC
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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