march, 2018
21mar17:44Soyuz FG • Soyuz MS-08Crewed Expedition Flight to ISS

Event Details
Launch Date: March 21, 2018 Launch Window: 17:44:25 UTC Launch Vehicle: Soyuz FG Launch Operator: Roscosmos Launch Site: Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Payload: Soyuz MS-08 (No. 738) Spacecraft Manufacturer: RSC Energia Crew: Oleg Artemyev (Roscosmos, CDR) Drew Feustel (NASA, FE-1) Ricky Arnold (NASA, FE-2) Rendezvous & Docking: March
Event Details
Launch Date: | March 21, 2018 |
Launch Window: | 17:44:25 UTC |
Launch Vehicle: | Soyuz FG |
Launch Operator: | Roscosmos |
Launch Site: | Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
Payload: | Soyuz MS-08 (No. 738) |
Spacecraft Manufacturer: | RSC Energia |
Crew: | Oleg Artemyev (Roscosmos, CDR) Drew Feustel (NASA, FE-1) Ricky Arnold (NASA, FE-2) |
Rendezvous & Docking: | March 23, 2018 |
A Russian Soyuz FG rocket will launch the crewed Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft into orbit for a two-day rendezvous with the International Space Station to bring the Expedition 55/56 crew to their orbital home and workplace for a half-year mission. Russia’s trusted Soyuz FG rocket will operate for nine minutes to deliver the spacecraft into a 200-Kilometer orbit from where it will maneuver up into the Station’s orbit of 400 Kilometers for a fully automated link-up. The 7,200-Kilogram Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft will remain docked to the Poisk Module throughout the crew’s stay on ISS to act as life boat and return them to Earth at the end of their flight via parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan.
Mission Resources:
? Launch Vehicle Overview: Soyuz FG
? Payload Overview: Soyuz MS Series
Time
(Wednesday) 17:44 UTC