2008 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Soyuz TMA-12
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Soyuz TMA-12 begins Expedition 17 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergei Volkov alongside Flight Engineers, Oleg Kononenko (RSA) & Yi So-Yeon (KAP - Korean Astronaut Program) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 24, 2008, 03:37 UTC
Overview
- Date / time
- April 8, 2008 at 11:16 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- Soyuz TMA-12
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit