Soyuz MS-21Soyuz 2.1aRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)00MTH00DAY00HR00MIN00SEC Launch Status Date/Time May Change Fri · Mar 18th, 2022 11:55 AM EDT Crew Oleg Artemyev Status: Active 12/28/1970 - Nationality: Russian Type: Government First Flight: 3/25/2014 Last Flight: 3/21/2018Oleg Germanovich Artemyev (Russian: Олег Германович Артемьев) is a Russian Cosmonaut for the Russian Federal Space Agency. He was selected as part of the RKKE-15 Cosmonaut group in 2003. He was a Flight engineer of Expedition 39 and 40 to the International Space Station, and in 2018 he returned to space as the Commander of Soyuz MS-08. Denis Matveev Status: Active 4/23/1983 - Nationality: Russian Type: GovernmentDenis Vladimirovich Matveev is a Russian cosmonaut. He received his degree in computing and networks from the Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 2006. After graduation, Matveev began working at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia as a junior research assistant. He was promoted to engineer in 2009. Matveev was selected as a cosmonaut in 2010. He was appointed to begin training on October 12, 2010 and was named a test cosmonaut on July 31, 2012. Sergey Korsakov Status: Active 9/1/1984 - Nationality: Russian Type: GovernmentSergey Vladimirovich Korsakov is a Russian cosmonaut selected by Roscosmos in 2012. He is scheduled to make his first flight into space in April 2021 as a flight engineer aboard Soyuz MS-18 ahead of a six month stay aboard the International Space Station. MissionSoyuz MS-21Type: Human ExplorationSoyuz MS-21 will carry Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch Location 31/6Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan1529 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. RocketSoyuz 2.1aLength: 46.3 meters Diameter: 2.95 meters First Launch: November 4, 2004The 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.The Soyuz 2.1a rocket has been launched a total of 29 times with 28 successful and 1 failed launches. AgencyRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Type: Government Abbreviation: RFSA Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin Founded: 1992 Launchers: Soyuz Spacecraft: Soyuz Country: RUSThe 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. View Rocket Launch Schedule