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Soyuz TMA-06M

Soyuz FG

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Status
Success

Rocket Launch Video

Crew

Oleg Novitskiy

Oleg Novitskiy

  • Birthday: 10/12/1971
  • Role: Commander
  • Nationality: Russia
  • First Flight: 10/23/2012
  • Last Flight: 03/23/2024

Oleg Viktorovich Novitskiy, lieutenant colonel in the Russian Air Force, is a Russian cosmonaut.

Novitskiy w...

Evgeny Tarelkin

Evgeny Tarelkin

  • Birthday: 12/29/1974
  • Role: Flight Engineer
  • Nationality: Russia
  • First Flight: 10/23/2012
  • Last Flight: 10/23/2012

Evgeny Igorevich Tarelkin (Russian: Евгений Игоревич Тарелкин; born December 29, 1974) is a Russian co...

Kevin A. Ford

Kevin A. Ford

  • Birthday: 07/07/1960
  • Role: Flight Engineer
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 08/29/2009
  • Last Flight: 10/23/2012

Kevin Anthony Ford is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and a NASA astronaut. Ford has received a number of special h...

Mission

Soyuz TMA-06M

  • Type: Human Exploration
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Soyuz TMA-06M begins expedition 33 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy alongside Flight Engineers, Evgeny Tarelkin (RSA) & Kevin A. Ford (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
It landed on 16 March 2013, 03:11 UTC

Location

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

31/6 has witnessed the launch of 420 rockets, including 420 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1553 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.

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