Soyuz TMA-14M

Aleksandr Samokutyayev

• Birthday: 03/13/1970
• Role: Commander
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 04/04/2011
• Last Flight: 09/25/2014

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyayev (Александр Михайлович Самокутяев – born 13 March 1970 in P...

Yelena Serova

• Birthday: 04/22/1976
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: Russia
• First Flight: 09/25/2014
• Last Flight: 09/25/2014

Yelena Olegovna Serova (Russian: Елена Олеговна Серова, born 22 April 1976) is a Russian politician and fo...

Barry E. Wilmore

• Birthday: 12/29/1962
• Role: Flight Engineer
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 11/16/2009
• Last Flight: 06/05/2024

Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore is a NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. He has had two spaceflights, th...

Mission

Soyuz TMA-14M

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Soyuz TMA-14M begins expedition 41 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyayev alongside Flight Engineers, Yelena Serova (RSA) & Barry E. Wilmore (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
It landed on 12 March 2015 02:07 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 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.