Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-3
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Oct. 18, 2003, 5:38 a.m. - Oct. 18, 2003, 5:38 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Oct. 18, 2003, 5:38 a.m. - Oct. 18, 2003, 5:38 a.m.
Soyuz TMA-3 begins Expedition 8 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri alongside Flight Engineers, Michael Foale (NASA) & Pedro Duque (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on April 30, 2004, 00:11:15 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-3 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 18 October 2003 05:38 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 8 crew and one astronaut to the International Space Station. The Expedition 8 crew consisted of Alexander Kaleri Michael Foale. The astronaut was ESA astronaut Pedro Duque.
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Birth: May 13, 1956
Age: 68
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Birth: March 14, 1963
Age: 62
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Birth: Jan. 6, 1957
Age: 68
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