Soyuz TMA-12
| Soyuz TMA-12 Союз ТМА-12 |
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| Mission name | Soyuz TMA-12 Союз ТМА-12 |
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| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Launch pad | LC-1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome | ||||
| Launch date | April 8, 2008 11:16:39 UTC |
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| Landing | October 24, 2008 03:37 UTC[1] |
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| From left to right: Yi So-yeon, Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko | |||||
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Soyuz TMA-12 was a 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.[2] Landing occurred at 03:37 on 24 October. It was the first nominal landing in three missions, following separation failures on the Soyuz TMA-10 and 11 spacecraft.
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Crew [edit]
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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| Commander | Sergei Volkov, RKA Expedition 17 First spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer | Oleg Kononenko, RKA Expedition 17 First spaceflight |
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| Spaceflight Participant | Yi So-Yeon, KAP[4] First spaceflight |
Richard Garriott, SA[3] First spaceflight Tourist |
Backup crew [edit]
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
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| Commander | Maksim Surayev, RKA | |
| Flight Engineer | Oleg Skripochka, RKA | |
| Spaceflight Participant | Ko San, KAP | Nik Halik, SA[5] |
Crew Notes [edit]
Yi So-yeon flew 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.[6] 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,[7] and therefore would not be allowed to fly.[4]
Richard Garriott flew 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.
References [edit]
- ^ NASA (2008). "Expedition 17". NASA. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ Expedition 17 Crew Launches from Baikonur
- ^ Space Adventures Announces 1st Second Generation Astronaut Space Adventures
- ^ a b CNN - S. Korea names woman as first astronaut
- ^ "Space Adventures Announces the Identity of Back-up Crew Member". Spaceref.com. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ NASA - Expedition 17
- ^ BBC News - South Korea swaps first astronaut
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