Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-16
Soyuz TMA-16 begins Expedition 21 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Maksim Surayev alongside Flight Engineer, Jeffrey Williams (NASA) & spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté (Spaceflight Adventures, Canada) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on March 18, 2010, 11:24 UTC
Mission Details
- Launch date: September 30, 2009 at 07:14 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz
- Operator: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Mission type: Human Exploration