Soyuz MS-16

Anatoli Ivanishin

• Birthday: 01/15/1969
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 11/14/2011
• Last Flight: 04/09/2020

Anatoli Alekseyevich Ivanishin (Russian: Анатолий Алексеевич Иванишин; born 15 January 1969 in Irku...

Ivan Vagner

• Birthday: 07/10/1985
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 04/09/2020
• Last Flight: 09/11/2024

Ivan Viktorovitch Vagner is a Russian Engineer and Cosmonaut who was selected in October 2010. He graduated from the Baltic S...

Christopher Cassidy

• Birthday: 01/04/1970
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 07/15/2009
• Last Flight: 04/09/2020

Christopher John "Chris" Cassidy is a NASA astronaut and United States Navy SEAL. Chris Cassidy achieved the rank o...

Mission

Soyuz MS-16

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
• Launch Cost: $80,000,000

Soyuz MS-16 begins expedition 62 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoli Ivanishin, Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.

Location

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

31/6 has witnessed the launch of 422 rockets, including 422 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1555 rocket launches.

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.

Rocket

Progress Rocket Space Center Soyuz 2.1a

The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads.
It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.

Learn more about the Soyuz 2.1a

Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.