Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-20
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Dec. 15, 2010, 7:09 p.m. - Dec. 15, 2010, 7:09 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 15, 2010, 7:09 p.m. - Dec. 15, 2010, 7:09 p.m.
Soyuz TMA-20 begins Expedition 26 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Dmitri Kondratyev alongside Flight Engineers, Catherine Coleman (NASA) & Paolo Nespoli (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on May 24, 2011, 02:27 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-20 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 15 December 2010 19:09 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 27 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Dmitri Kondratyev, Catherine Coleman, and Paolo Nespoli.
Soyuz TMA Details
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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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