Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-08M
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March 28, 2013, 8:43 p.m. - March 28, 2013, 8:43 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
March 28, 2013, 8:43 p.m. - March 28, 2013, 8:43 p.m.
Soyuz TMA-08M begins expedition 35 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov alongside Flight Engineers, Alexander Misurkin (RSA) & Christopher Cassidy (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 11 November 2013 at 02:49 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-08M was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 28 March 2013 20:42 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 35 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Pavel Vinogradov, Alexander Misurkin, and Christopher Cassidy.
Soyuz TMA-M Details
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Birth: Aug. 31, 1953
Age: 71
Date of
Birth: Sept. 23, 1977
Age: 47
Date of
Birth: Jan. 4, 1970
Age: 54
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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