Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-04M
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May 15, 2012, 3:01 a.m. - May 15, 2012, 3:01 a.m.
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May 15, 2012, 3:01 a.m. - May 15, 2012, 3:01 a.m.
Soyuz TMA-04M begins expedition 31 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka alongside Flight Engineers, Sergei Revin (RSA) & Joseph M. Acaba (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 17 September 2012, 02:53 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-04M was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 15 May 2012 03:01 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 31 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin, and Joseph M. Acaba.
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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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