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Soyuz MS-18
Mission typeCrewed mission to ISS
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2021-029A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.48159Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS 11F732A48
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Crew
Crew size3
MembersOleg Novitsky
Pyotr Dubrov
Andrei Borisenko / Mark Vande Hei
Start of mission
Launch date9 April 2021 (planned)
RocketSoyuz-2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
ContractorProgress Rocket Space Centre
End of mission
Landing date30 September 2021 (planned)
Landing siteKazakh Steppe
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portRassvet nadir
Docking date9 April 2021 (planned)
Undocking date30 September 2021 (planned)
Time docked174 days (planned)
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)

Soyuz MS-18 is a Soyuz spaceflight planned for launch on 9 April 2021.[1] It will transport three members of the Expedition 65 crew to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-18 will be the 146th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander and two Russian flight engineers.[2][3][4][5][6] The spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth on 30 September 2021 following 174 days in space.[1]

Crew

Position Crew member
Commander Russia Oleg Novitsky, RSA
Expedition 65
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Russia Pyotr Dubrov, RSA
Expedition 65
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Russia Andrei Borisenko, RSA
Expedition 65
Third spaceflight

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Backup crew

Position Crew member
Commander Russia TBA, RSA
Flight Engineer 1 Russia TBA, RSA
Flight Engineer 2 Russia TBA, RSA

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2021.html#soyuz_ms18
  2. ^ anik (28 February 2020). "Первоначально в основной экипаж "Союза МС-18" (старт весной 2021 года) входили Сергей Рыжиков, Сергей Кудь-Сверчков и Сергей Корсаков. Можно предположить, что Кэтлин Рубинс теперь в этом экипаже вместо Корсакова, а в дублирующем - Томас Маршберн.pic.twitter.com/ICQtgZU8Mx". @anik1982space (in Russian). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ https://ria.ru/20200306/1568227299.html
  4. ^ @anik1982space (9 May 2020). "Вот и новые составы российских экипажей «Союза МС-17» стали известны из пресс-релиза аэропорта Жуковский.
    Основной: Сергей Рыжиков, Сергей Кудь-Сверчков.
    Дублирующий: Олег Новицкий, Пётр Дубров.
    К сожалению, Николая Тихонова и Андрея Бабкина нет..."     (Tweet) (in Russian) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=740.msg2087213#new
  6. ^ https://tass.ru/kosmos/8456907
  7. ^ @anik1982space (in Russian). Twitter. 3 July 2020 https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1279051212105678848. Retrieved 31 July 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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