Soyuz TMA-12

Soyuz TMA -12 mission is the designation for the flight of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). As part of the ISS program, the flight is called ISS AF - 16S. It was the 16th visit of a Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS and the 122nd flight in Sojusprogramm.

Crew

Start crew

  • Sergei Alexandrovich Volkov ( first space flight), Commander ( Roscosmos / Russia)
  • Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko ( first space flight), flight engineer ( Roscosmos / Russia)
  • Yi So-yeon ( first space flight), Forschungskosmonautin (South Korea)

Backup crew

  • Maxim Viktorovich Surajew, Commander ( Roscosmos / Russia)
  • Oleg Ivanovich Skripotschka, Flight Engineer ( Roscosmos / Russia)
  • Ko San, Research Cosmonaut (South Korea)

Return crew

  • Sergei Alexandrovich Volkov ( first space flight), Commander ( Roscosmos / Russia)
  • Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko ( first space flight), flight engineer ( Roscosmos / Russia)
  • Richard Garriott ( first space flight ), Space Tourist ( USA / UK )

Mission overview

This mission brought the ISS Expedition 17 on board the International Space Station, replacing the Soyuz TMA -11 as a rescue vehicle.

Originally, the South Koreans Ko San was chosen for the flight. On March 10 it was announced that Ko San was replaced by Yi So-yeon. During the training Ko San had gained access to documents on the Soyuz control, which is not allowed under the rules for foreign candidates. Thus in April 2008 the Korean Yi So-yeon is flown aboard Soyuz TMA -12 to the International Space Station to perform there for about eight days of scientific experiments.

On July 10, 2008 18 -minute spacewalk was in a 6 hours and inspected by Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko the spacecraft from the outside and one of the explosive bolts that separate the landing module for the return before the recurrence, disassembled for a thorough investigation on the earth. An error in the separation mechanism was identified as the probable cause of the ballistic landing of Soyuz TMA -10 and TMA -11. Investigations of the dismantled explosive bolt on the earth then confirmed this assumption.

The perfect landing took place as scheduled on October 24, 2008 3:37 UTC in the Kazakh steppe.

International Designator Baikonur Soyuz TMA-11 Soyuz TMA-13 Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov Oleg Skripochka Soyuz TMA-10 List of human spaceflights Korea Aerospace Research Institute Kosmos 133 Kosmos 140 Kosmos 238 Kosmos 496 Kosmos 573 Kosmos 613 Kosmos 638 Kosmos 656 Kosmos 670 Kosmos 672 Kosmos 772 Kosmos 869 Kosmos 1001 Kosmos 1074 Soyuz 1 Soyuz 2A Soyuz 2 Soyuz 3 Soyuz 4 Soyuz 5 Soyuz 6 Soyuz 7 Soyuz 8 Soyuz 9 Soyuz 10 Soyuz 11 Soyuz 12 Soyuz 13 Soyuz 14 Soyuz 15 Soyuz 16 Soyuz 17 Soyuz 7K-T No.39 Soyuz 18 Soyuz 20 Soyuz 21 Soyuz 22 Soyuz 23 Soyuz 24 Soyuz 25 Soyuz 26 Soyuz 32 Soyuz 33 Soyuz 34 Soyuz 35 Soyuz T-1 Soyuz T-5 Soyuz T-7 Soyuz T-8 Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L Soyuz T-10 Soyuz T-11 Soyuz T-12 Soyuz T-13 Soyuz T-14 Soyuz TM-1 Soyuz TM-2 Soyuz TM-3 Soyuz TM-4 Soyuz TM-5 Soyuz TM-6 Soyuz TM-7 Soyuz TM-8 Soyuz TM-9 Soyuz TM-10 Soyuz TM-11 Soyuz TM-12 Soyuz TM-14 Soyuz TM-15 Soyuz TM-16 Soyuz TM-17 Soyuz TM-18 Soyuz TM-19 Soyuz TM-20 Soyuz TM-21 Soyuz TM-22 Soyuz TM-23 Soyuz TM-24 Soyuz TM-25 Soyuz TM-26 Soyuz TM-27 Soyuz TM-28 Soyuz TM-29 Soyuz TM-30 Soyuz TM-31 Soyuz TM-32 Soyuz TM-33 Soyuz TM-34 Soyuz TMA-1 Soyuz TMA-2 Soyuz TMA-3 Soyuz TMA-4 Soyuz TMA-5 Soyuz TMA-6 Soyuz TMA-7 Soyuz TMA-8 Soyuz TMA-9 Soyuz TMA-14 Soyuz TMA-15 Soyuz TMA-16 Soyuz TMA-17 Soyuz TMA-18 Soyuz TMA-19 Soyuz TMA-01M Soyuz TMA-20 Soyuz TMA-21 Soyuz TMA-02M Soyuz TMA-22 Soyuz TMA-03M Soyuz TMA-04M Soyuz TMA-05M Soyuz TMA-06M Soyuz TMA-07M Soyuz TMA-08M Soyuz TMA-09M Soyuz TMA-10M Soyuz TMA-11M Soyuz TMA-12M Soyuz TMA-13M Soyuz TMA-14M Soyuz TMA-15M Soyuz TMA-16M Soyuz TMA-17M Soyuz TMA-18M Soyuz TMA-19M List of human spaceflights to the International Space Station STS-88 STS-96 STS-101 STS-106 STS-92 STS-97 STS-98 STS-102 STS-100 STS-104 STS-105 STS-108 STS-110 STS-111 STS-112 STS-113 STS-114 STS-121 STS-115 STS-116 STS-117 STS-118 STS-120 STS-122 STS-123 STS-124 STS-126 STS-119 STS-127 STS-128 STS-129 STS-130 STS-131 STS-132 STS-133 STS-134 STS-135 List of International Space Station expeditions Expedition 27 Expedition 28 Expedition 29 Expedition 30 Expedition 31 Expedition 32 Expedition 33 Expedition 34 Expedition 35 Expedition 36 Expedition 37 Expedition 38 Expedition 39 Expedition 40 Expedition 41 Expedition 42 Expedition 43 Expedition 44
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