Soyuz TMA-05M

Yuri Malenchenko

• Birthday: 12/22/1961
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 07/01/1994
• Last Flight: 12/15/2015

Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russian: Юрий Иванович Маленченко; born December 22, 1961) is a retired Rus...

Akihiko Hoshide

• Birthday: 12/28/1968
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: Japan
• First Flight: 05/31/2008
• Last Flight: 04/23/2021

Akihiko Hoshide is a Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut. On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to...

Sunita Williams

• Birthday: 09/19/1965
• Role: Mission Specialist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 12/10/2006
• Last Flight: 06/05/2024

Sunita Pandya Lyn Williams is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer of Indo-Slovenian descent. She formerly he...

Mission

Soyuz TMA-05M

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Soyuz TMA-05M begins expedition 32 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko alongside Flight Engineers, Sunita Williams (NASA) & Akihiko Hoshide (JAXA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
It landed on 19 November 2012, 01:53:30 UTC

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.