Soyuz TMA-10M

Oleg Kotov

• Birthday: 10/27/1965
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 04/07/2007
• Last Flight: 09/25/2013

Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov (Russian: Олег Валериевич Котов) was born on October 27, 1965, in Simferopol, Crim...

Michael S. Hopkins

• Birthday: 12/28/1968
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 09/25/2013
• Last Flight: 11/16/2020

Michael Scott Hopkins (born December 28, 1968) is a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, and a current NASA astronaut. Hopkins was ...

Sergey Ryazansky

• Birthday: 11/13/1974
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 09/25/2013
• Last Flight: 07/28/2017

Sergey Nikolayevich Ryazansky (Russian: Серге́й Николаевич Рязанский; born November 13, 1974) is a ...

Mission

Soyuz TMA-10M

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Soyuz TMA-10M begins expedition 37 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Oleg Kotov alongside Flight Engineers, Sergey Ryazansky (RSA) & Michael Hopkins (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
It landed on 11 March 2014 at 03:24 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.