Soyuz MS-17

Sergey Ryzhikov

• Birthday: 08/19/1974
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russian
• First Flight: 10/19/2016
• Last Flight: 10/14/2020

Sergey Nikolayevich Ryzhiko born on August 19, 1974, lieutenant colonel of Russian Air Force, is a Russian cosmonaut, selected in 2006. Ryzhikov launched on his first spaceflight onboard the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft. He spent approximately six months onboard the International Space Station taking part in Expedition 49/50, returning to Earth on April 10, 2017.

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

• Birthday: 08/23/1983
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: Russian
• First Flight: 10/14/2020
• Last Flight: 10/14/2020

Sergey Vladimirvich Kud-Sverchkov Is a Kazakh-Russian engineer and cosmonaut selected in 2010.

Kathleen Rubins

• Birthday: 10/14/1978
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: American
• First Flight: 07/07/2016
• Last Flight: 10/14/2020

Kathleen Hallisey “Kate” Rubins is a NASA astronaut. She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 6, 2016. She returned to Earth on October 30, 2016 aboard a Soyuz. She was a crew member of Expedition 48 and Expedition 49 of the International Space Station.

Soyuz MS-17

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

Soyuz MS-17 begins expedition 63 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins 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.

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

31/6 has witnessed the launch of 418 rockets, including 418 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1551 rocket launches.

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.

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.