Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-08
Successful Launch
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March 21, 2018, 5:44 p.m.
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Soyuz MS-08 begins expedition 55 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold 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-08 was a Soyuz spacecraft that launched on 21 March 2018. It transported three members of the Expedition 55 crew to the International Space Station.
Soyuz Details
Date of Birth: Aug. 25, 1965
Age: 55
Date of Birth: Nov. 26, 1963
Age: 56
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
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