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Soyuz MS-12

Soyuz-FG

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Status
Success

Rocket Launch Videos

Crew

Aleksey Ovchinin

Aleksey Ovchinin

  • Birthday: 09/28/1971
  • Role: Commander
  • Nationality: Russia
  • 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 ...

Christina Koch

Christina Koch

  • Birthday: 01/29/1979
  • Role: Flight Engineer
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 03/14/2019
  • Last Flight: 03/14/2019

Christina Hammock Koch (born January 29, 1979) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013.

Nick Hague

Nick Hague

  • Birthday: 09/24/1975
  • Role: Flight Engineer
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 10/11/2018
  • Last Flight: 09/28/2024

Tyler Nicklaus Hague is an American Flight Test Engineer and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013.
Selected to be a ...

Mission

Soyuz MS-12

  • Type: Human Exploration
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Soyuz MS-12 begins expedition 59 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch and Nick Hague 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.

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