Soyuz TMA-17M
Soyuz TMA- 17M is a mission name for the planned flight of Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station. In the course of the ISS program of flight is called ISS AF - 43S. It is the 43rd visit to a Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS and the 149th flight in Sojusprogramm be.
Crew
Main occupation
- Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko ( third space flight), Commander ( Russia / Roskosmos )
- Kimiya Yui ( first space flight), flight engineer, ( Japan / JAXA )
- Kjell Lindgren ( first space flight), flight engineer, (USA / NASA)
Backup crew
- Sergei Saljotin ( third space flight), Commander, ( Russia / Roskosmos )
- Timothy Peake (1st space flight), flight engineer, ( UK / ESA )
- Timothy Kopra ( second space flight), flight engineer, (USA / NASA)
Mission Description
The mission brings three crew members of the ISS Expeditions 44 and 45 to the International Space Station. The Soyuz spacecraft Soyuz TMA -15M triggers from a rescue capsule.