Soyuz MS-04
Operator | Roskosmos | ||||
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Spacecraft properties | |||||
Spacecraft type | Soyuz-MS 11F747 | ||||
Manufacturer | RKK Energia | ||||
Crew | |||||
Crew size | 2 | ||||
Members |
Fyodor Yurchikhin Jack D. Fischer | ||||
Callsign | Altair | ||||
Start of mission | |||||
Launch date | 11 March 2017 | ||||
Rocket | Soyuz-FG | ||||
Orbital parameters | |||||
Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
Regime | Low Earth | ||||
Docking with ISS | |||||
Jack D. Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin
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Soyuz MS-04 is a Soyuz spaceflight planned for 11 March 2017.[1] It will transport two members of the Expedition 51 crew to the International Space Station. MS-04 will be the 133rd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander and an American flight engineer.
Crew
Position[2] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | Fyodor Yurchikhin, RSA Expedition 51 Fifth spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Jack D. Fischer, USA Expedition 51 First spaceflight |
Backup crew
Position[3] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | Sergey Ryazansky, RSA | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Randolph Bresnik, NASA |
Due to a decision to cut down the number of participating Russian astronauts in 2017, only two astronauts will be launched on Soyuz MS-04.[4] Originally set to include 3 people, the crew assignments have been changed in November 2016 by NASA and RSA. Of the original crew, Alexander Misurkin and Mark T. Vande Hei have been assigned to Soyuz MS-06 instead.[2]
External Links
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References
- ↑ "Russian Launch Manifest". Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- 1 2 "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "Manned Spaceflight Launch and Landing Schedule". spacefacts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ Irene Klotz (16 November 2016). "NASA, Russia Set Flights for Trimmed-Down Space Station Crew". space.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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