Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-08
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March 21, 2018, 5:44 p.m. - March 21, 2018, 5:44 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
March 21, 2018, 5:44 p.m. - March 21, 2018, 5:44 p.m.
Soyuz MS-08 begins expedition 55 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz MS-08 was a Soyuz spacecraft that launched on 21 March 2018. It transported three members of the Expedition 55 crew to the International Space Station.
Soyuz MS Details
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Birth: Dec. 28, 1970
Age: 53
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Birth: Nov. 26, 1963
Age: 60
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Birth: Aug. 25, 1965
Age: 58
Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.
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