Soyuz MS-13

Aleksandr Skvortsov

• Birthday: 05/06/1966
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 04/02/2010
• Last Flight: 07/20/2019

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov (Russian: Aлександр Aлександрович Скворцов; born May 6, 1966) ...

Andrew R. Morgan

• Birthday: 02/05/1976
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 07/20/2019
• Last Flight: 07/20/2019

Andrew Richard "Drew" Morgan is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013.

Luca Parmitano

• Birthday: 09/27/1976
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: Italy
• First Flight: 05/28/2013
• Last Flight: 07/20/2019

Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian engineer and astronaut in the European Astronaut Co...

Mission

Soyuz MS-13

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

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

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.