Soyuz TMA-8 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

30 Mar 2006, 2:30am

UTC

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

1/5

Launch Service Provider

ROSCOSMOS

Vehicle

Soyuz FG

Spacecraft Stage

Soyuz TMA

Crew

Pavel Vinogradov

Jeffrey Williams

Marcos Pontes

Mission

Soyuz TMA-8

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

Soyuz TMA-8 begins Expedition 13 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov alongside Flight Engineers, Jeffrey Williams (NASA) & spaceflight participant Marcos Pontes (Space Adventures) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on September 29, 2006, 01:13 UTC

Available Replays

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