Soyuz TMA-3
Soyuz FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Crew
Aleksandr Kaleri
- Birthday: 05/13/1956
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: Russia
- First Flight: 03/17/1992
- Last Flight: 10/07/2010
Aleksandr Yuriyevich "Sasha" Kaleri (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Калери; born Jūrmala, Latvia...
Pedro Duque
- Birthday: 03/14/1963
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Spain
- First Flight: 10/29/1998
- Last Flight: 10/18/2003
Pedro Francisco Duque Duque, OF, OMSE (Madrid, 14 March 1963) is a Spanish astronaut and aeronautics engineer, currently serv...
Michael Foale
- Birthday: 01/06/1957
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 03/24/1992
- Last Flight: 10/18/2003
Colin Michael Foale CBE is a British-American astrophysicist and former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space missions...
Mission
Soyuz TMA-3
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz TMA-3 begins Expedition 8 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri alongside Flight Engineers, Michael Foale (NASA) & Pedro Duque (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
It landed on April 30, 2004, 00:11:15 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.
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.
