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Soyuz TMA-15M

Soyuz TMA-15M launched from Baikonur Site 31/6 on November 23, 2014 UTC and docked with the International Space Station's Rassvet module on November 24 after a fast rendezvous. The spacecraft carried Roscosmos commander Anton Shkaplerov, ESA flight engineer Samantha Cristoforetti, and NASA flight engineer Terry Virts to the station for Expeditions 42 and 43. The crew supported station research, maintenance, visiting-vehicle operations, EVA preparation and execution, and expedition handover work. Soyuz TMA-15M returned the same crew to Earth on June 11, 2015, landing in the Kazakh steppe near Zhezkazgan.

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AstraeusISS Soyuz 41SFutura
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Soyuz TMA-15M
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Soyuz TMA-15M launched from Baikonur Site 31/6 on November 23, 2014 UTC and docked with the International Space Station's Rassvet module on November 24 after a fast rendezvous. The spacecraft carried Roscosmos commander Anton Shkaplerov, ESA flight engineer Samantha Cristoforetti, and NASA flight engineer Terry Virts to the station for Expeditions 42 and 43. The crew supported station research, maintenance, visiting-vehicle operations, EVA preparation and execution, and expedition handover work. Soyuz TMA-15M returned the same crew to Earth on June 11, 2015, landing in the Kazakh steppe near Zhezkazgan.
End Date
2015-06-11
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Outcome
Successful ISS crew transport and return. TMA-15M delivered Shkaplerov, Cristoforetti, and Virts, supported the Futura mission, and returned them safely after about 199 days following a return delay after the Progress M-27M loss.
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2014-11-23
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July 8, 2026 at 15:12:54 UTC
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July 29, 2026 at 08:53:47 UTC

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