Soyuz MS-18
Soyuz MS-18 launched from Baikonur Site 31/6 on April 9, 2021 UTC with Roscosmos commander Oleg Novitsky, Roscosmos flight engineer Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA flight engineer Mark Vande Hei. The spacecraft docked with the International Space Station the same day and supported Expeditions 64 and 65 during a busy Russian-segment assembly period. Dubrov and Vande Hei remained aboard for a longer mission and returned on Soyuz MS-19 in 2022; Soyuz MS-18 landed on October 17, 2021 with Novitsky and the Soyuz MS-19 visiting crew.
Identity
- Name
- Soyuz MS-18
- Slug
- soyuz-ms-18
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Soyuz MS-18 launched from Baikonur Site 31/6 on April 9, 2021 UTC with Roscosmos commander Oleg Novitsky, Roscosmos flight engineer Pyotr Dubrov, and NASA flight engineer Mark Vande Hei. The spacecraft docked with the International Space Station the same day and supported Expeditions 64 and 65 during a busy Russian-segment assembly period. Dubrov and Vande Hei remained aboard for a longer mission and returned on Soyuz MS-19 in 2022; Soyuz MS-18 landed on October 17, 2021 with Novitsky and the Soyuz MS-19 visiting crew.
- End Date
- 2021-10-17
- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Successful ISS crew transport mission; Soyuz MS-18 launched Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Dubrov, and Mark Vande Hei and returned Novitsky safely to Earth on October 17, 2021 UTC with the Soyuz MS-19 visiting crew.
- Program
- ISS Expedition 64/65
- Space Station Id
- ms7vrdmhtb6vsyh53zc92thbc984p323
- Start Date
- 2021-04-09
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_MS-18
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/9/2026, 1:08:17 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/9/2026, 1:08:17 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- Crew agency
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander; launch and landing crew
- Astronaut Id
- td7dg1ezzkkcm237wmasypegj58a2f4r
- Role
- Flight Engineer; launch crew; returned on Soyuz MS-19
- Astronaut Id
- td70extnwh88vm5dxfztv6pzmh86k7vx
- Role
- Flight Engineer; launch crew; returned on Soyuz MS-19