Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-6
Successful Launch
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April 15, 2005, 12:46 a.m.
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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.
Soyuz Details
Date of Birth: Oct. 15, 1964
Age: 55
Date of Birth: April 15, 1951
Age: 69
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
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