Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-11
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Launch Window
Oct. 10, 2007, 1:22 p.m. - Oct. 10, 2007, 1:22 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Oct. 10, 2007, 1:22 p.m. - Oct. 10, 2007, 1:22 p.m.
Soyuz TMA-11 begins Expedition 16 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko alongside Flight Engineers, Peggy Whitson (NASA) & Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (National Space Agency of Malaysia) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on April 19, 2008, 08:30 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-11 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on October 10 2007 13:22 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 16 crew and one participant to the International Space Station. The Expedition 16 crew consisted of Yuri Malenchenko and Peggy Whitson. The participant was surgeon Sheikh Muszaphar.
Soyuz TMA Details
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Birth: Dec. 22, 1961
Age: 64
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Birth: Feb. 9, 1960
Age: 66
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Birth: July 27, 1972
Age: 54
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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