MISSION NAME
Soyuz TMA-20 20
Status
Success
DATE
15 DEC 2010
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch Pad
1/5
Description
Soyuz TMA-20 begins Expedition 26 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Dmitri Kondratyev alongside Flight Engineers, Catherine Coleman (NASA) & Paolo Nespoli (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on May 24, 2011, 02:27 UTC
Soyuz FG
Rocket Description
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.