Soyuz MS-26

Aleksey Ovchinin

• Birthday: 09/28/1971
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russian
• First Flight: 03/18/2016
• Last Flight: 09/11/2024

Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin born 28 September 1971 in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR is a Russian Air Force Major and cosmonaut, who was selected in 2006. Ovchinin made his first spaceflight in 2016, and was assigned as Commander of Soyuz MS-10 in 2018.

Ivan Vagner

• Birthday: 07/10/1985
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: Russian
• 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 State Technical University in 2008, before working as an engineer for RKK Energia.

Donald Pettit

• Birthday: 04/20/1955
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: American
• First Flight: 11/24/2002
• Last Flight: 09/11/2024

Donald Roy Pettit is an American chemical engineer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of two long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station, one space shuttle mission and a six-week expedition to find meteorites in Antarctica. As of 2018, at age 63, he is NASA’s oldest active astronaut.

Soyuz MS-26

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

Soyuz MS-26 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

31/6 has witnessed the launch of 419 rockets, including 419 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1552 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.