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Soyuz TMA-18

Soyuz TMA-18 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 2 April 2010 04:04 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 23 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Aleksandr Skvortsov, Mikhail Korniyenko, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson.

Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft

Configuration

Soyuz TMA

Recorded flights

1

Time in space

176d 1h 18m 27s

Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Vehicle profile

Manned and Cargo ISS Logistics, Lifeboat

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.