Soyuz MS-12Soyuz-FG Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Launch Status Success Thu ยท Mar 14th, 2019 3:14 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWzJhy8DDSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGEqMxmZSxc Crew Aleksey Ovchinin Commander Status: Active 9/28/1971 - Nationality: Russian Type: Government First Flight: 3/18/2016 Last Flight: 3/14/2019 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. Nick Hague Flight Engineer Status: Active 9/24/1975 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 10/11/2018 Last Flight: 3/14/2019 Tyler Nicklaus Hague is an American Flight Test Engineer and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013. Selected to be a flight engineer of Expedition 57 / 58 to the International Space Station, he launched on board Soyuz MS-10, which aborted shortly after launch on October 11, 2018. Christina Koch Flight Engineer Status: Active 1/29/1979 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 3/14/2019 Last Flight: 3/14/2019 Christina Hammock Koch (born January 29, 1979) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013. Mission Soyuz MS-12 Type: Human Exploration 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 468 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Rocket Soyuz Length: 49.5 meters Diameter: 3 meters First Launch: May 20, 2001 The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today. The Soyuz rocket has been launched a total of 60 times with 59 successful and 1 failed launches. Agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Type: Government Abbreviation: RFSA Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin Founded: 1992 Launchers: Soyuz Spacecraft: Soyuz Country: RUS 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. View Rocket Launch Schedule