Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-12
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March 14, 2019, 7:14 p.m. - March 14, 2019, 7:14 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
March 14, 2019, 7:14 p.m. - March 14, 2019, 7:14 p.m.
Soyuz MS-12 begins expedition 59 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch and Nick Hague to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz MS-12 transports Aleksey Ovchinin, Christina Koch and Nick Hague on Expedition 59 to the International Space Station.
Soyuz MS Details
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Birth: Sept. 28, 1971
Age: 54
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Birth: Jan. 29, 1979
Age: 47
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Birth: Sept. 24, 1975
Age: 50
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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