Soyuz TMA-8
Soyuz TMA-8 was an ISS crew transport mission launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on March 30, 2006. It delivered Expedition 13 crewmembers Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams to the station with Brazilian spaceflight participant Marcos Pontes, whose Missao Centenario mission made him the first Brazilian astronaut in space. Pontes returned to Earth on Soyuz TMA-7 after about ten days aboard the ISS, while Soyuz TMA-8 stayed docked for Expedition 13 and returned Vinogradov, Williams, and Anousheh Ansari on September 29, 2006.
Identity
- Aliases
- ISS 12SSoyuz TMA-8 / Expedition 13
- Name
- Soyuz TMA-8
- Slug
- soyuz-tma-8
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Soyuz TMA-8 was an ISS crew transport mission launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on March 30, 2006. It delivered Expedition 13 crewmembers Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams to the station with Brazilian spaceflight participant Marcos Pontes, whose Missao Centenario mission made him the first Brazilian astronaut in space. Pontes returned to Earth on Soyuz TMA-7 after about ten days aboard the ISS, while Soyuz TMA-8 stayed docked for Expedition 13 and returned Vinogradov, Williams, and Anousheh Ansari on September 29, 2006.
- End Date
- 2006-09-29
- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Completed ISS crew transport mission; delivered the Expedition 13 crew and returned Vinogradov, Williams, and Ansari safely to Kazakhstan.
- Program
- International Space Station
- Space Station Id
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- Start Date
- 2006-03-30
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-8
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/8/2026, 10:54:14 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/8/2026, 10:54:14 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Partner agency
- Organization Id
- vh7ebbjya4wskfmvbv3g57v90x7ngx5y
- Role
- Partner agency
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Private spaceflight arranger
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander; Expedition 13 return crew
- Astronaut Id
- td7057hzx9mysswy8gy0xhbdp989w92q
- Role
- Flight Engineer; Expedition 13 return crew
- Astronaut Id
- td7azdd36jkvpwcj3jjw6yxwen8a5rvk
- Role
- Spaceflight Participant; launch crew
- Astronaut Id
- td7f0sgbw8sfwq011yjhahrbz17nnbex
- Role
- Spaceflight Participant; landing crew