Soyuz MS-15
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
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Crew

Jessica Meir
- Birthday: 07/01/1977
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 09/25/2019
- Last Flight: 09/25/2019
Jessica Ulrika Meir is Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, f...

Oleg Skripochka
- Birthday: 12/24/1969
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 10/07/2010
- Last Flight: 09/25/2019
Oleg Ivanovich Skripochka (Russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Скри́почка; born 24 December 1969 in Nevinnomyssk...

Hazza Al Mansouri
- Birthday: 12/13/1983
- Role: Spaceflight Participant
- Nationality: United Arab Emirates
- First Flight: 09/25/2019
- Last Flight: 09/25/2019
Hazza Al Mansouri is one of the first two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates.
Mission
Soyuz MS-15
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz MS-15 begins expedition 61 by carrying NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates’ Hazzaa Ali Almansoori, a Roscosmos spaceflight participant and first Emirati in space that will spend only 8 days aboard ISS before returning to Earth aboard a Soyuz MS-12.
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.
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.