Soyuz launched to ISS
Posted: Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and the first South Korean astronaut lifted off Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station. A Soyuz rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 7:16 EDT (1116 GMT) and placed the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft into orbit nine minutes later. The Soyuz, scheduled to dock with the ISS on Thursday, is carrying two Russian cosmonauts, Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko, who will stay on the station as part of the ISS crew. Also on the Soyuz was the first South Korean to fly in space, Yi So-yeon. Yi was originally the backup to another Korean astronaut, Ko San, but was selected to fly last month after Ko had violated Russian training regulations by viewing and taking documents we was not supposed to access. Yi will return to Earth on the Soyuz currently docked to the station on April 19 along with current ISS crew members Yuri Malenchenko and Peggy Whitson.
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and the first South Korean astronaut lifted off Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station. A Soyuz rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 7:16 EDT (1116 GMT) and placed the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft into orbit nine minutes later. The Soyuz, scheduled to dock with the ISS on Thursday, is carrying two Russian cosmonauts, Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko, who will stay on the station as part of the ISS crew. Also on the Soyuz was the first South Korean to fly in space, Yi So-yeon. Yi was originally the backup to another Korean astronaut, Ko San, but was selected to fly last month after Ko had violated Russian training regulations by viewing and taking documents we was not supposed to access. Yi will return to Earth on the Soyuz currently docked to the station on April 19 along with current ISS crew members Yuri Malenchenko and Peggy Whitson.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
House appropriators seeking alternatives to SLS EUS upper stage
Posted: Sun, Jul 27 12:52 PM ET (1652 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Friday, August 1
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace plans go to public
Texas Standard — 6:17 am ET (1017 GMT) Trump’s first-term space policy was great, but now he’s dropping the ball
The Hill — 6:14 am ET (1014 GMT) Poised for growth, Millennium prioritizes efficiency and capacity
Defense News — 6:14 am ET (1014 GMT) Fort Huachuca recommended for new U.S. Space Force mission
KVOA-TV Tucson — 6:13 am ET (1013 GMT) Senate’s $852 Billion Defense Budget Saves Wedgetail, Keeps Space Force Flat
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 6:13 am ET (1013 GMT) |
