Soyuz TMA-06M
Soyuz FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Rocket Launch Video
Crew
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
- 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
- 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.
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.
