Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-20M
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Launch Window
March 18, 2016, 9:26 p.m. - March 18, 2016, 9:26 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
March 18, 2016, 9:26 p.m. - March 18, 2016, 9:26 p.m.
Soyuz TMA-20M begins expedition 47 by carrying 3 cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skriprochka alongside NASA astronaut Jeff Williams will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-20m is a Soyuz spacecraft launched on 18 March 2016 21:26 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 47 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Aleksey Ovchinin, Oleg Skripochka, and Jeffrey Williams.
Soyuz TMA-M Details
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Birth: Sept. 28, 1971
Age: 53
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Birth: Dec. 24, 1969
Age: 55
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Birth: Jan. 18, 1958
Age: 67
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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