Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-03M
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Dec. 21, 2011, 1:16 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Dec. 21, 2011, 1:16 p.m. - Dec. 21, 2011, 1:16 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 21, 2011, 1:16 p.m. - Dec. 21, 2011, 1:16 p.m.
Soyuz TMA-03M begins expedition 30 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko alongside Flight Engineers, André Kuipers (ESA) & Donald Pettit (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 1 July 2012, 08:14 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-03M was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 21 December 2011 13:16 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 30 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Oleg Kononenko, André Kuipers, and Donald Pettit.
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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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