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VITA mission Launch from Baikonur - from Vita mission


Vita mission liftoff

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergey Ryazansky launched to the International Space Station on 28 July fro...

Пуск РКН "Союз-ФГ" с ТПК "Союз МС-05" (сборник HD)

28 июля 2017 года в 18:41 мск с космодрома Байконур стартовала ракета-носитель «Союз-ФГ» с транспортным пилотируемым кораблём (ТПК) «Союз МС-05». На борту ТП...

Vita mission Liftoff - from Vita mission


Crew Launches to International Space Station

Expedition 52-53 Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Randy Bresnik of NASA and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) l...

Soyuz MS-05

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Low Earth Orbit 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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.

Soyuz

Family: Soyuz-U
Configuration: FG

The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    49.5 m
  • Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    305 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz
  • Family
    Soyuz-U
  • Variant
    FG
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz FG
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    6450 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4500 kg

Soyuz MS-05


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #736

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

Crew


Sergey Ryazansky

Commander - Russian - ( RFSA )

Status: Retired

Date of Birth: Nov. 13, 1974
Age: 49

Randolph Bresnik

Flight Engineer - American - ( NASA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Sept. 11, 1967
Age: 56

Paolo Nespoli

Flight Engineer - Italian - ( ESA )

Status: Retired

Date of Birth: April 6, 1957
Age: 67

Progress Rocket Space Center

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Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type: Commercial

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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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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