Soyuz MS-03
Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Rocket Launch Videos
Crew
Oleg Novitskiy
- Birthday: 10/12/1971
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 10/23/2012
- Last Flight: 03/23/2024
Oleg Viktorovich Novitskiy, lieutenant colonel in the Russian Air Force, is a Russian cosmonaut.
Novitskiy w...
Thomas Pesquet
- Birthday: 02/27/1978
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: France
- First Flight: 11/17/2016
- Last Flight: 04/23/2021
Thomas Gautier Pesquet is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut. Pesquet was selected by ES...
Peggy Whitson
- Birthday: 02/09/1960
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 06/05/2002
- Last Flight: 05/21/2023
Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut. Her fi...
Mission
Soyuz MS-03
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz MS-03 begins expedition 50 by carrying NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
Location
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1555 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 FG
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
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.
