Soyuz TMA-1
Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Crew
Sergei Zalyotin
- Birthday: 04/21/1962
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 04/04/2000
- Last Flight: 10/30/2002
Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions.
Zalyotin was born in...
Frank De Winne
- Birthday: 04/25/1961
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Belgium
- First Flight: 10/30/2002
- Last Flight: 05/27/2009
Frank, Viscount De Winne (born 25 April 1961, in Ledeberg, Belgium) is a Belgian Air Component officer and an ESA astronaut. ...
Yury Lonchakov
- Birthday: 03/04/1965
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 04/19/2001
- Last Flight: 10/12/2008
Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov (Russian: Юрий Валентинович Лончаков; born 4 March 1965) is a Russian fo...
Mission
Soyuz TMA-1
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz TMA-1 covers Expedition 5 and 6 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergei Zalyotin alongside Flight Engineers, Frank De Winne (ESA) & Yury Lonchakov (RSA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
The landing crew on TMA-1 are Commander Nikolai Budarin (RSA) and Flight Engineers Kenneth Bowersox (ESA), Donald Pettit (NASA).
It landed on May 4, 2003, 02:04:25 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.
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.
