Soyuz TMA-14
Soyuz TMA-14 launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on March 26, 2009 and docked with the International Space Station on March 28. The spacecraft carried Gennady Padalka, Michael Barratt, and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi for the Expedition 19 handover. Padalka and Barratt remained aboard for long-duration station work as the ISS moved toward six-person crew operations, while Simonyi returned to Earth on Soyuz TMA-13 with the departing Expedition 18 crew in April 2009. Soyuz TMA-14 later landed north-northeast of Arkalyk on October 11, 2009 with Padalka, Barratt, and Guy Laliberte.
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Identity
- Aliases
- AltairISS Soyuz 18S
- Name
- Soyuz TMA-14
- Status
- completed
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- Astronauts
- Description
- Soyuz TMA-14 launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on March 26, 2009 and docked with the International Space Station on March 28. The spacecraft carried Gennady Padalka, Michael Barratt, and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi for the Expedition 19 handover. Padalka and Barratt remained aboard for long-duration station work as the ISS moved toward six-person crew operations, while Simonyi returned to Earth on Soyuz TMA-13 with the departing Expedition 18 crew in April 2009. Soyuz TMA-14 later landed north-northeast of Arkalyk on October 11, 2009 with Padalka, Barratt, and Guy Laliberte.
- End Date
- 2009-10-11
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful Soyuz launch to the ISS, Expeditions 19-20 crew transport, short-duration private-spaceflight visit, and safe return with a later visiting participant.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2009-03-26
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-14
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- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 13:52:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:47 UTC
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- Soyuz TMA-14 Altair ISS Soyuz 18S
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