Soyuz MS-29
Soyuz 2.1a
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Crew
Pyotr Dubrov
- Birthday: 01/30/1978
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 04/09/2021
- Last Flight: 04/09/2021
Dubrov was selected by Roscosmos as a cosmonaut on 8 October 2012, as one of eight cosmonauts selected as part of Roscosmos's...
Anil Menon
- Birthday: 01/01/1976
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: United States of America
Anil Menon is a US Air Force lieutenant colonel from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was SpaceX’s first flight surgeon, helping ...
Anna Kikina
- Birthday: 08/27/1984
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 10/05/2022
- Last Flight: 10/05/2022
Anna Yuryevna Kikina is a Russian engineer and test cosmonaut, selected in 2012. Kikina is assigned to Crew-5 mission which i...
Mission
Soyuz MS-29
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $80,000,000
Soyuz MS-29 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, as well as NASA astronaut Anil Menon.
Location
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
31/6 has witnessed the launch of 425 rockets, including 425 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1558 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.
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.
