Soyuz MS-13Soyuz-FG Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Launch Status Success Sat · Jul 20th, 2019 12:28 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b68RfO-_Eg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3M4rRwtupY https://livestream.com/ESA/BeyondLaunch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN75W5AIQ2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAB3PhS-96M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg Crew Aleksandr Skvortsov Commander Status: Active 5/6/1966 - Nationality: Russian Type: Government Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov (Russian: Aлександр Aлександрович Скворцов; born May 6, 1966) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has had two spaceflights, which were long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station. His first spaceflight took place from April to September 2010, and was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-18. He arrived at the station part way through Expedition 23, of which Oleg Kotov was the Commander. When Expedition 24 began in June, Skvortsov became Commander. Luca Parmitano Flight Engineer Status: Active 9/27/1976 - Nationality: Italian Type: Government Agency: European Space Agency Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian engineer and astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). The astronauts work on missions at the International Space Station. He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Lieutenant Colonel and pilot for the Italian Air Force. Parmitano is the youngest astronaut to undertake a long-duration mission, at 36 years and eight months old on the launch day of his mission. Andrew R. Morgan Flight Engineer Status: Active 2/5/1976 - Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Andrew Richard "Drew" Morgan is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013. Mission Soyuz MS-13 Type: Human Exploration Soyuz MS-13 begins expedition 60 by carrying NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Location 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 465 launches have been at this location. Rocket Soyuz Length: 49.5 meters Diameter: 3 meters First Launched: 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