Soyuz TMA-17
Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Rocket Launch Video
Crew
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...
Timothy Creamer
- Birthday: 11/15/1959
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 12/20/2009
- Last Flight: 12/20/2009
Timothy "TJ" Creamer is a NASA flight director, retired astronaut and a colonel in the United States Army.
Soichi Noguchi
- Birthday: 04/15/1965
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Japan
- First Flight: 07/26/2005
- Last Flight: 11/16/2020
Soichi Noguchi (野口 聡一 Noguchi Sōichi, born 15 April 1965 in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and...
Mission
Soyuz TMA-17
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz TMA-17 begins Expedition 22 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Oleg Kotov alongside Flight Engineers, Timothy Creamer (NASA) & Soichi Noguchi (JAXA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
It landed on June 2, 2010, 03:25 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.
