Soyuz TMA-17M
Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Rocket Launch Video
Crew
Oleg Kononenko
- Birthday: 06/21/1964
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 04/08/2008
- Last Flight: 09/15/2023
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has flown ...
Kimiya Yui
- Birthday: 01/30/1970
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Japan
- First Flight: 07/22/2015
- Last Flight: 07/22/2015
Kimiya Yui is a Japanese astronaut from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). He was selected for the agency in 2009...
Kjell N. Lindgren
- Birthday: 01/23/1973
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 07/22/2015
- Last Flight: 04/27/2022
Kjell Norwood Lindgren is a current NASA astronaut. Lindgren was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Grou...
Mission
ISS 44
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz TMA-17M launch to the International Space Station with 3 crew for Expedition 44. The crew consists of cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui and NASA astronaut Kjell Norwood Lindgren
Location
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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.
