Soyuz TMA-6 begins Expedition 11 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev alongside Flight Engineers, John Phillips (NASA) & Roberto Vittori (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 11, 2005, 01:09:00 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-6 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 15 April 2005 00:46 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 11 crew and one astronaut to the International Space Station. The Expedition 11 crew consisted of Sergei Krikalev and John Phillips. The astronaut was ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori.
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Birth: April 15, 1951
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Birth: Oct. 15, 1964
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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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