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Soyuz MS-15

Soyuz-FG

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Status
Success

Crew

Jessica Meir

Jessica Meir

Status: Active
7/1/1977 -
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 9/25/2019
Last Flight: 9/25/2019

Jessica Ulrika Meir is Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, following postdoctoral research in comparative physiology at the University of British Columbia. She has studied the diving physiology and behavior of emperor penguins in Antarctica, and the physiology of bar-headed geese, which are able to migrate over the Himalayas. In 2000, Meir graduated with a Master of Space Studies from the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. In September 2002, Meir served as an aquanaut on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 4 (NEEMO 4) crew. In June 2013 she was named an astronaut candidate by NASA, becoming one of the eight members of NASA Astronaut Group 21. She is from Caribou, Maine.

Oleg Skripochka

Oleg Skripochka

Status: Retired
12/24/1969 -
Nationality: Russian
Type: Government
First Flight: 10/7/2010
Last Flight: 9/25/2019

Oleg Ivanovich Skripochka (Russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Скри́почка; born 24 December 1969 in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian cosmonaut. He served as an Expedition 25/26 and 61/62 crewmember.
December 1st, 2021 Roskosmos announced Skripochka's retirement from active duty and his assignment to a training official role within the russian space agency.

Hazza Al Mansouri

Hazza Al Mansouri

Status: Active
12/13/1983 -
Nationality: Emirati
Type: Government
First Flight: 9/25/2019
Last Flight: 9/25/2019

Hazza Al Mansouri is one of the first two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates.

Mission

Soyuz MS-15

Type: Human Exploration

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.

Trajectory

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Mission patch for Soyuz MS-15

Location

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

1543 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) – RFSA

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: RFSA
  • Administration: Administrator: Yuri Borisov
  • 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.

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