Charles Simonyi First ISS Visiting Mission
Charles Simonyi's first orbital mission was a privately arranged visit to the International Space Station. He launched aboard Soyuz TMA-10 with the Expedition 15 crew, conducted education, amateur-radio, and scientific activities aboard the station, and returned with the Expedition 14 crew aboard Soyuz TMA-9. This record is distinct from Simonyi's second ISS flight in 2009.
Identity
- Aliases
- Charles Simonyi 2007 SpaceflightCharles in Space 2007Soyuz TMA-10 Visiting Mission
- Name
- Charles Simonyi First ISS Visiting Mission
- Slug
- charles-simonyi-first-iss-visiting-mission
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Charles Simonyi's first orbital mission was a privately arranged visit to the International Space Station. He launched aboard Soyuz TMA-10 with the Expedition 15 crew, conducted education, amateur-radio, and scientific activities aboard the station, and returned with the Expedition 14 crew aboard Soyuz TMA-9. This record is distinct from Simonyi's second ISS flight in 2009.
- End Date
- 2007-04-21
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Completed. Simonyi spent nearly two weeks in orbit, conducted outreach and research activities aboard the ISS, and returned safely on Soyuz TMA-9.
- Program
- International Space Station / Charles Simonyi private visit
- Space Station Id
- ms7vrdmhtb6vsyh53zc92thbc984p323
- Start Date
- 2007-04-07
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:52:42 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:52:42 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Commercial spaceflight arranger
- Organization Id
- vh7c9dcm6eswqyvh2vsqq53es57ngjhr
- Role
- Soyuz launch and return operator
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- ISS partner agency
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
- td7da8q143h8g68jkjmxp9bh318a4vqm
- Role
- Private spaceflight participant; launched on Soyuz TMA-10 and returned on Soyuz TMA-9