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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
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Soyuz TMA-12 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on April 8 2008 11:16 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 17 crew and one participant to the International Space Station. The Expedition 17 crew consisted of Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko. The spaceflight participant was biotechnologist Yi So-Yeon.
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Birth: April 1, 1973
Age: 53
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Birth: June 21, 1964
Age: 62
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Birth: June 2, 1978
Age: 48
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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