Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-05
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Launch Window
July 28, 2017, 3:41 p.m. - July 28, 2017, 3:41 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
July 28, 2017, 3:41 p.m. - July 28, 2017, 3:41 p.m.
Soyuz MS-05 begins expedition 52 by carrying NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky 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 6 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-05 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 28 July 2017. It transported three members of the Expedition 52 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Sergey Ryazansky, Randy Bresnik, and Paolo Nespoli.
Soyuz MS Details
Date of
Birth: Nov. 13, 1974
Age: 51
Date of
Birth: Sept. 11, 1967
Age: 58
Date of
Birth: April 6, 1957
Age: 69
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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