Soyuz MS-11

Oleg Kononenko

• Birthday: 06/21/1964
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 04/08/2008
• Last Flight: 09/15/2023

Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has flown ...

David Saint-Jacques

• Birthday: 01/06/1970
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: Canada
• First Flight: 12/03/2018
• Last Flight: 12/03/2018

David Saint-Jacques is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
He was also an engineer, an astroph...

Anne McClain

• Birthday: 06/07/1979
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 12/03/2018
• Last Flight: 03/14/2025

Anne Charlotte McClain is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army currently assigned to NASA Astronaut Group 21.

Mission

Soyuz MS-11

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Soyuz MS-11 begins expedition 58 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain 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.

Learn more about the Soyuz FG

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.