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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- CaratISS Soyuz 12S
- Name
- Soyuz TMA-8
- Status
- completed
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- Astronauts
- 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
- Outcome
- Completed ISS crew transport mission; delivered the Expedition 13 crew and returned Vinogradov, Williams, and Ansari safely to Kazakhstan.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2006-03-30
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-8
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 22:54:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:49 UTC
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- Search Name
- Soyuz TMA-8 Carat ISS Soyuz 12S
- Space Stations
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