Soyuz TMA-12M
Soyuz FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Rocket Launch Video
Crew
Aleksandr Skvortsov
- Birthday: 05/06/1966
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 04/02/2010
- Last Flight: 07/20/2019
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov (Russian: Aлександр Aлександрович Скворцов; born May 6, 1966) ...
Oleg Artemyev
- Birthday: 12/28/1970
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 03/25/2014
- Last Flight: 03/18/2022
Oleg Germanovich Artemyev (Russian: Олег Германович Артемьев) is a Russian Cosmonaut for the Russian Fe...
Steven Swanson
- Birthday: 12/03/1960
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 06/08/2007
- Last Flight: 03/25/2014
Steven Ray Swanson is an American Engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. He is married and has three children. He has receive...
Mission
Soyuz TMA-12M
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz TMA-12M begins expedition 39 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Aleksandr Skvortsov alongside Flight Engineers, Oleg Artemyev (RSA) & Steven R. Swanson (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
It landed on 11 September 2014 02:23 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.
