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Soyuz TMA-13

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Soyuz TMA-13 begins Expedition 18 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov alongside Flight Engineer, Michael Fincke (NASA) & spaceflight participant Richard Garriott (Space Adventures) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 8 April 2009, 07:16 UTC

Overview

Date / time
October 12, 2008 at 07:01 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
1/5
Mission
Soyuz TMA-13
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Soyuz FG →
Launch provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) →

Payloads deployed · 1

SOYUZ-TMA 13
LEO