Soyuz TM-33Soyuz URussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Launch Status Success Sun · Oct 21st, 2001 4:59 AM EDT Crew Viktor Afanasyev CommanderStatus: Retired 12/31/1948 - Nationality: Russian Type: Government First Flight: 12/2/1990 Last Flight: 10/21/2001Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev Russian: Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев; born 31 December 1948) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Claudie Haigneré Flight EngineerStatus: Retired 5/13/1957 - Nationality: French Type: Government First Flight: 8/17/1996 Last Flight: 10/21/2001Claudie André-Deshays Haigneré (born 13 May 1957) is a French former astronaut with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales and the European Space Agency. She was the first French woman to go the space and the first European woman to visit the International Space Station. Konstantin Kozeyev Flight EngineerStatus: Retired 12/1/1967 - Nationality: Russian Type: Government First Flight: 10/21/2001 Last Flight: 10/21/2001Konstantin Mirovich Kozeyev (Russian: Константин Мирович Козеев) is a retired Russian cosmonaut. He flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz TM-33 in 2001. MissionSoyuz TM-33Type: Human ExplorationSoyuz TM-33 was a visiting mission to ISS, which carried 3 cosmonauts and astronauts. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Viktor Afanasyev alongside Flight Engineer, ESA astronaut Claudie Haigneré and Flight Engineer/Spaceflight Participant, Konstantin Kozeyev launched aboard the Soyuz spacecraft on October 21, 2001, 08:59:35 UTC. They docked with the station two days later. During their stay there, crew assisted Expedition 3 members in station work. Soyuz TM-33 crew returned aboard Soyuz TM-32, landing safely back on Earth on October 31, 2001, 05:00:00 UTC. Location1/5Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan468 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. RocketSoyuz ULength: 51.1 meters Diameter: 2.95 metersThe Soyuz U rocket has been launched a total of 166 times with 163 successful and 3 failed launches. AgencyRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Type: Government Abbreviation: RFSA Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin Founded: 1992 Launchers: Soyuz Spacecraft: Soyuz Country: RUSThe 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. View Rocket Launch Schedule