Soyuz TMA-12
Soyuz TMA-12 launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on April 8, 2008 with Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko, and South Korean spaceflight participant Yi So-yeon. The spacecraft docked with the International Space Station two days later. Yi completed a short Korean Astronaut Program visit and returned on Soyuz TMA-11 on April 19, while Volkov and Kononenko stayed aboard as the core Expedition 17 crew. Soyuz TMA-12 remained at the ISS until October 24, 2008, when Volkov, Kononenko, and visiting spaceflight participant Richard Garriott landed in Kazakhstan.
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Identity
- Aliases
- EridanusISS Soyuz 16S
- Name
- Soyuz TMA-12
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- Description
- Soyuz TMA-12 launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on April 8, 2008 with Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko, and South Korean spaceflight participant Yi So-yeon. The spacecraft docked with the International Space Station two days later. Yi completed a short Korean Astronaut Program visit and returned on Soyuz TMA-11 on April 19, while Volkov and Kononenko stayed aboard as the core Expedition 17 crew. Soyuz TMA-12 remained at the ISS until October 24, 2008, when Volkov, Kononenko, and visiting spaceflight participant Richard Garriott landed in Kazakhstan.
- End Date
- 2008-10-24
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. The mission delivered Volkov and Kononenko for Expedition 17 and carried Yi So-yeon, South Korea's first space traveller, to the International Space Station.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2008-04-08
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-12
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- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 13:11:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:47 UTC
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- Search Name
- Soyuz TMA-12 Eridanus ISS Soyuz 16S
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