Soyuz TMA-13
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| Soyuz TMA-13 Союз ТМА-13 |
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| Mission name | Soyuz TMA-13 Союз ТМА-13 |
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| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA | ||||
| Crew size | 3 | ||||
| Call sign | Titan | ||||
| Launch vehicle | Soyuz-FG | ||||
| Launch pad | Gagarin's Start, Baikonur Cosmodrome | ||||
| Launch date | 12 October 2008 07:01 UTC[1][2] | ||||
| Landing | 8 April 2009 07:16 UTC | ||||
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| From left to right: Richard Garriott, Yuri Lonchakov, Michael Fincke | |||||
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Soyuz TMA-13 (Russian: Союз ТМА-13, Union TMA-13) was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft was launched by a Soyuz-FG rocket at 07:01 GMT on 12 October 2008. It undocked at 02:55 GMT on 8 April 2009, performed a deorbit burn at 06:24, and landed at 07:16. By some counts, Soyuz TMA-13 is the 100th Soyuz spacecraft to be crewed.[3]
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[edit] Crew
| Position | Launching Crew | Landing Crew |
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| Commander | Yuri Lonchakov, RKA Expedition 18 Third spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer | Michael Fincke, NASA Expedition 18 Second spaceflight |
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| Spaceflight Participant | Richard Garriott, SA[5][6] First spaceflight Tourist |
Charles Simonyi, SA[4] Second spaceflight Tourist |
[edit] Backup crew
| Position | Launching Crew | Landing Crew |
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| Commander | Gennady Padalka, RKA | |
| Flight Engineer | Michael Barratt, NASA | |
| Spaceflight Participant | Nik Halik, SA[8] Tourist |
Esther Dyson, SA[7] Tourist |
[edit] Crew notes
- Richard Garriott flew on TMA-13 as a guest of the Russian government through a space tourist program run by Space Adventures.[5] His role aboard the Soyuz is referred to as a Spaceflight Participant in English-language Russian Federal Space Agency documents, and NASA documents and press briefings.[9]
- Salizhan Sharipov had originally been assigned to command this Soyuz flight and participate in Expedition 18, but was replaced by Yuri Lonchakov.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Chris Bergin (2008). "Soyuz TMA-13 launches trio on journey to the ISS". NASA Spaceflight.com. http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/soyuz-tma-13-set-to-launch-trio-to-iss/. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ The Associated Press (2008). "Rocket launches on space station voyage". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/12/asia/AS-Kazakhstan-Russia-Space.php. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ Robert Z. Pearlman (2008). "The 100th Soyuz flight that (maybe) isn't". collectSPACE. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-101008a.html. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ Space Adventures’ Orbital Spaceflight Candidate, Charles Simonyi, Plans Spring 2009 Return Flight to the ISS
- ^ a b Mark Carreau (2008). "$30 million buys Austin resident a ride on Soyuz mission". The Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6052360.html. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ Space Adventures, Ltd. (2008). "Space Adventures Announces 1st Second Generation Astronaut". Space Adventures, Ltd.. http://www.spaceadventures.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.viewnews&newsid=554. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Space Adventures Announces Esther Dyson as Back-Up Crew Member for Spring 2009 Spaceflight Mission". Space Adventures. http://www.spaceadventures.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.viewnews&newsid=663. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ Jen Kelly (26 November 2007). "Space flight dream nears". Herald and Weekly Times. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22819650-2862,00.html. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ NASA (2008). "Expedition 18". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition18/index.html. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ NASA (2008). "NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/feb/HQ_08052_Crew_Announcements.html. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
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