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Launch:
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On October 12, 2008, at 11:01 Moscow Time (07:01 UTC), a launch vehicle Soyuz-FG
launched Russian manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz TMA-13. |
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Launch site:
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Baikonur launch site, Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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Docking:
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On October 14, 2008, at 12:26:14 Moscow Time (08:26:14 UTC)
to the docking port on the Functional and Cargo Module Zarya of the ISS. |
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Undocking:
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On April 8, 2009 at 07:52 Moscow Time (03:52 UTC) Soyuz TMA-13
undocked from the ISS. |
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Landing:
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On April 8, 2009 at 11:15 Moscow Time (07:15 UTC).
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Landing site:
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Near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Flight duration:
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178 days 0 hours 14 minutes. |
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| Prime crew |
| ISS-18 |
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FINCKE
Edward Michael |
ISS Commander,
Soyuz TMA Flight Engineer |
NASA, USA |
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LONCHAKOV
Yury Valentinovich |
ISS Flight Engineer 1
Soyuz TMA Commander |
Yu.A. Gagarin TsPK NII,
Russia |
CHAMITOFF*
Gregory Errol |
ISS Flight Engineer 2 |
NASA, USA |
MAGNUS**
Sandra Hall |
ISS Flight Engineer 2 |
NASA, USA |
WAKATA***
Koichi |
ISS Flight Engineer 2 |
NASDA, Japan |
| VC-15 |
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GARRIOTT
Richard Allen |
Spaceflight participant |
USA |
* - NASA (USA) astronaut Chamitoff Gregory was delivered onboard the ISS by Shuttle Orbiter (Flight 1J) and returned to Earth by Shuttle (Flight ULF2).
** - NASA (USA) astronaut Sandra
Magnus was delivered onboard the ISS by Shuttle Orbiter
(Flight ULF2) and returned to Earth by Shuttle (Flight 15A).
*** - NASDA (Japan) astronaut Koichi
Wakata was delivered onboard the ISS by Shuttle Orbiter
(Flight 15A) and returned to Earth by Shuttle (Flight 2J/A).
From left to right: Richard Garriott, Yury Lonchakov, Michael Fincke.
NII TsPK picture
From left to right: Richard Garriott, Yury Lonchakov, Michael Fincke.
S.P. Korolev, RSC Energia picture
| Backup
crew |
| ISS-18 |
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PADALKA
Gennady Ivanovich |
ISS Commander,
Soyuz TMA Commander |
Yu.A. Gagarin TsPK NII,
Russia |
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BARRATT
Michael Reed |
ISS Flight Engineer-1
Soyuz TMA Flight Engineer |
NASA, USA |
| VC-15 |
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HALIK Nik
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Spaceflight participant |
Austrelia |
From left to right: Nik Halik, Gennady Padalka, Michael Barratt.
S.P. Korolev, RSC Energia picture |
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