Soyuz MS-19

Anton Shkaplerov

• Birthday: 02/20/1972
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 11/14/2011
• Last Flight: 10/05/2021

Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov (Russian: Антон Николаевич Шкаплеров) (born February 20, 1972 in Sevasto...

Klim Shipenko

• Birthday: 06/16/1983
• Role: Spaceflight Participant
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 10/05/2021
• Last Flight: 10/05/2021

Klim Shipenko is a Russian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer.

Yulia Peresild

• Birthday: 09/05/1987
• Role: Spaceflight Participant
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 10/05/2021
• Last Flight: 10/05/2021

Yulia Sergeevna Peresild is a Russian stage and film actress.

Mission

Soyuz MS-19

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

Soyuz mission launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov as well as the Challenge movie crew (Russian film producer Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild) to the International Space Station.

Location

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

31/6 has witnessed the launch of 420 rockets, including 420 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1553 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.