Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-18
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April 2, 2010, 4:04 a.m. - April 2, 2010, 4:04 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
April 2, 2010, 4:04 a.m. - April 2, 2010, 4:04 a.m.
Soyuz TMA-18 begins Expedition 23 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Aleksandr Skvortsov alongside Flight Engineers,Mikhail Korniyenko (RSA) & Tracy Caldwell Dyson (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 25 September 2010, 05:23 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-18 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 2 April 2010 04:04 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 23 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Aleksandr Skvortsov, Mikhail Korniyenko, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson.
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Birth: Aug. 14, 1969
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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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