Soyuz MS-18

Soyuz MS-18 is a Soyuz spaceflight planned for launch on 9 April 2021.[1] It will transport three members of the Expedition 65 crew to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-18 will be the 146th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander and two Russian flight engineers.[2][3][4][5][6] The spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth on 30 September 2021 following 174 days in space.[1]

Soyuz MS-18
Mission typeCrewed mission to ISS
OperatorRoskosmos
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS 11F732A48
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Crew
Crew size3
MembersOleg Novitsky
Pyotr Dubrov
Andrei Borisenko / Mark Vande Hei
Start of mission
Launch date9 April 2021 (planned)
RocketSoyuz-2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
ContractorProgress Rocket Space Centre
End of mission
Landing date30 September 2021 (planned)
Landing siteKazakh Steppe
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portRassvet nadir
Docking date9 April 2021 (planned)
Undocking date30 September 2021 (planned)
Time docked174 days (planned)
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)
 

Crew
Position Crew member
Commander Oleg Novitsky, RSA
Expedition 65
Third spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Pyotr Dubrov, RSA
Expedition 65
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Andrei Borisenko, RSA
Expedition 65
Third spaceflight

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Backup crew
Position Crew member
Commander TBA, RSA
Flight Engineer 1 TBA, RSA
Flight Engineer 2 TBA, RSA
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References
  1. http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2021.html#soyuz_ms18
  2. anik (28 February 2020). "Первоначально в основной экипаж "Союза МС-18" (старт весной 2021 года) входили Сергей Рыжиков, Сергей Кудь-Сверчков и Сергей Корсаков. Можно предположить, что Кэтлин Рубинс теперь в этом экипаже вместо Корсакова, а в дублирующем - Томас Маршберн.pic.twitter.com/ICQtgZU8Mx". @anik1982space (in Russian). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. https://ria.ru/20200306/1568227299.html
  4. @anik1982space (9 May 2020). "Вот и новые составы российских экипажей «Союза МС-17» стали известны из пресс-релиза аэропорта Жуковский.
    Основной: Сергей Рыжиков, Сергей Кудь-Сверчков.
    Дублирующий: Олег Новицкий, Пётр Дубров.
    К сожалению, Николая Тихонова и Андрея Бабкина нет..."     (Tweet) (in Russian) – via Twitter.
  5. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=740.msg2087213#new
  6. https://tass.ru/kosmos/8456907
  7. @anik1982space (in Russian). Twitter. 3 July 2020 https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1279051212105678848. Retrieved 31 July 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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