Soyuz MS-13

Soyuz MS-13
Operator Roskosmos
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Soyuz-MS 11F747
Manufacturer RKK Energia
Crew
Crew size 3
Members Aleksandr Skvortsov
Luca Parmitano
Andrew R. Morgan
Start of mission
Launch date 24 July 2019[1]
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-13, also designated ISS flight 59S, is a Soyuz spaceflight initially scheduled for launch on 10 July 2019.[1] It will transport three members of the Expedition 60 crew to the International Space Station: a Russian commander, an American and a European flight engineers. MS-13 will be the 142nd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft and the last Soyuz flight contracted by NASA.[1]. 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 Aleksandr Skvortsov, RSA
Expedition 60
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Italy Luca Parmitano, ESA
Expedition 60
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 United States Andrew R. Morgan, NASA
Expedition 60
First spaceflight

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harwood, William (August 31, 2018). "Station crew faces busy schedule as commercial crew schedule ramps up". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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