Soyuz MS-12

Soyuz MS-12
Operator Roskosmos
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Soyuz-MS 11F747
Manufacturer RKK Energia
Crew
Crew size 3(up) 2(down)
Members Oleg Skripochka
Christina Hammock
Start of mission
Launch date 5 April 2019
Rocket Soyuz-FG
Launch site Baikonur Pad 1/5
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Docking with ISS
Soyuz programme
(Manned missions)

Soyuz MS-12 is a Soyuz spaceflight initially planned for April 2019.[1] It will transport two members of the Expedition 59 crew to the International Space Station, as well as the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates.[2] MS-12 will be the 141st flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander, an American flight engineer and an Emirati astronaut. The flight has been postponed indefinitely whilst an investigation is carried out into the launch failure of Soyuz MS-10 in October 2018.

Crew

Position Crew member
Commander Russia Oleg Skripochka, RSA
Expedition 59
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 United States Christina Hammock, NASA
Expedition 59
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 United Arab Emirates Hazza Al Mansouri or Sultan Al Niadi, MBRSC
N/A
First spaceflight

References

  1. ↑ Pietrobon, Steven (5 February 2017). "Russian Launch Manifest". Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.thenational.ae/uae/science/sheikh-mohammed-first-uae-astronaut-is-heading-to-the-stars-next-year-1.742182 Sheikh Mohammed: First UAE astronaut is heading to the stars next year
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