Soyuz MS-02

Soyuz MS-02

(l-r) Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko
Operator Roskosmos
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Soyuz-MS 11F747
Manufacturer RKK Energia
Crew
Crew size 3
Members Andrei Borisenko
Sergey Ryzhikov
Robert Kimbrough
Start of mission
Launch date September 23, 2016
18:10 UTC
Rocket Soyuz-FG
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Docking with ISS

Soyuz programme
(Manned missions)
 Soyuz MS-01 Soyuz MS-03

Soyuz MS-02 is a Soyuz spaceflight planned for September 2016.[1] It will transport three members of the Expedition 49 crew to the International Space Station. MS-02 will be the 131st flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander and flight engineer, as well as an American flight engineer.

Crew

Position[2] Crew Member
Commander Russia Sergey Nikolayevich Ryzhikov, RSA
Expedition 49
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Russia Andrei Borisenko, RSA
Expedition 49
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 United States Robert S. Kimbrough, NASA
Expedition 49
Second spaceflight

Backup crew

Position[3] Crew Member
Commander Russia Alexander Misurkin, RSA
Flight Engineer 1 Russia Nikolai Tikhonov, RSA
Flight Engineer 2 United States Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA

References

  1. "Russian Launch Manifest". Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. Планируемые полёты (in Russian). astronaut.ru. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. astronaut.ru (2015). "Планируемые полёты" (in Russian).
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