Soyuz TMA-12
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| Mission name | Soyuz TMA-12 | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Launch date | April 8, 2008 11:16:39 UTC LC-1/5, Baikonur |
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| Landing | October, 2008 UTC |
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Crew photo
From left to right: Yi So-yeon, Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko
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Soyuz TMA-12 is a current Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched by a Soyuz FG rocket at 11:16 UTC on 8 April 2008. It docked to the Pirs module of the station on 10 April 2008.[1]
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[edit] Crew
[edit] Launched and will land ISS Expedition 17 crew:
- Sergei Volkov (1) Commander -
Russia - Oleg Kononenko (1) Flight Engineer - Russia
[edit] Launched:
- Yi So-yeon (1) Spaceflight Participant -
South Korea[2]
[edit] Will land:
- Richard Garriott (1) - Spaceflight Participant[3]
United States
[edit] Back-up crew
- Maksim Surayev Commander - Russia
- Oleg Skripochka Flight Engineer - Russia
- Ko San Spaceflight Participant - South Korea
[edit] Crew Notes
Yi So-yeon is flying as a guest of the Russian government through the Korean Astronaut Program after the Korean government paid the Russian government 25 million US dollars in agreement to support the first Korean astronaut in space. Her role aboard the Soyuz is referred to as a Spaceflight Participant in English-language Russian Federal Space Agency and NASA documents and press briefings.[4] Ko San was originally scheduled to fly, with Yi as his backup. On 10 March 2008, it was announced that Ko breached regulations surrounding removal of books from the training centre in Russia[5], and therefore would not be allowed to fly.[2]
Richard Garriott is flying as a space tourist through a program run by Space Adventures. He is also referred to as a Spaceflight Participant in English-language RKA and NASA documents.
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