Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-02
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Oct. 19, 2016, 8:05 a.m. - Oct. 19, 2016, 8:05 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Oct. 19, 2016, 8:05 a.m. - Oct. 19, 2016, 8:05 a.m.
Soyuz MS-02 begins expedition 49 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov, Andrei Borisenko and NASA astronaut Robert Kimbrough 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 5 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-02 was Soyuz spacecraft that launched on 19 October 2016. It transported three members of the Expedition 49 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Sergey Nikolayevich Ryzhikov, Andrei Borisenko, and Robert S. Kimbrough.
Soyuz MS Details
Date of
Birth: Aug. 19, 1974
Age: 50
Date of
Birth: April 17, 1964
Age: 61
Date of
Birth: June 4, 1967
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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