Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-16M
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March 27, 2015, 7:42 p.m. - March 27, 2015, 7:42 p.m.
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March 27, 2015, 7:42 p.m. - March 27, 2015, 7:42 p.m.
Soyuz TMA-16M begins expedition 43 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka alongside Flight Engineers, Scott Kelly & Mikhail Korniyenko will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 12 September 2015 00:51 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-16M was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 27 March 2015 19:42 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 43 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Korniyenko, and Scott Kelly.
Soyuz TMA-M Details
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Birth: June 21, 1958
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Birth: April 15, 1960
Age: 65
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Birth: Feb. 21, 1964
Age: 61
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