Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 321

Soyuz MS-18

Kazbek

Russia

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  09.04.2021
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Launch site:  Baikonur
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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Flight No. Duration Orbits
1  Novitsky  Oleg Viktorovich  Commander 3    
2  Dubrov  Pyotr Valerievich  Flight Engineer 1    
3  Vande Hei  Mark Thomas  Flight Engineer 2    

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Novitsky
2  Dubrov
3  Vande Hei
Soyuz MS spacecraft
Landing
1  
2  
3  

Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1  Shkaplerov  Anton Nikolayevich  Commander
2  Artemyev  Oleg Germanovich  Flight Engineer
3  McClain  Anne Charlotte "Annimal"  Flight Engineer

Flight

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Due to medical reasons on January 11, 2021 Andrei Babkin was replaced by Oleg Artemyev in the backup crew.

Graphics

Soyuz MS Soyuz MS
Soyuz MS crew in training
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Last update on March 02, 2021.

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