Vehicle: Soyuz FGCredit: Roscosmos · Launch Library 2
Soyuz MS-06 begins expedition 53 by carrying NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Joseph Acaba and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
- Target orbit
- LEO · Low Earth Orbit
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Payload
- Soyuz MS-06