Soyuz MS-12 facts for kids
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The launch of Soyuz MS-12
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| Operator | Roscosmos |
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| Mission duration | 202d 15h 46m |
| Distance travelled | 86.1 million miles. |
| Orbits completed | 3,248 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz Spacecraft |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-MS 11F747 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague |
| Launching | Christina Koch |
| Landing | Hazza Al Mansouri |
| Callsign | Бурлак/Burlak |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 March 2019, 19:14:08 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur Pad 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 3 October 2019, 10:59 UTC |
| Landing site | 47°24'04.44"N, 69°34'14.1"E |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Rassvet nadir |
| Docking date | 15 March 2019, 01:01 UTC |
| Undocking date | 03 October 2019, 07:37 UTC |
| Time docked | 202d 6h 36m |
 (l-r) Koch, Ovchinin and Hague Soyuz programme
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Soyuz MS-12 was a space mission that launched on March 14, 2019. It carried three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission used a Soyuz spacecraft, which is a type of spaceship.
The journey ended on October 3, 2019. The Soyuz-MS-12 capsule landed safely back on Earth. It brought back two of the original crew members and a new space traveler.
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Meet the Crew Members
This mission had a team of three astronauts who traveled to space. They were part of Expedition 59, a long stay on the International Space Station.
| Position | Launching Crew member | Landing Crew member |
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| Commander |  Aleksey Ovchinin, RSAExpedition 59 Third spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer 1 |  Nick Hague, NASAExpedition 59 Second spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer 2/Spaceflight Participant | Christina Koch, NASA Expedition 59 First spaceflight |
 Hazza Al Mansouri, MBRSCFirst spaceflight |
Backup Crew
Sometimes, other astronauts train to be ready in case the main crew cannot fly. This is called the backup crew.
| Role | Astronaut | |
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| Commander | Aleksandr Skvortsov, RSA |
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| Flight Engineer 1 |  Luca Parmitano, ESA |
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| Flight Engineer 2 | Andrew R. Morgan, NASA |
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Original Crew Plans
Before the mission, there were different plans for who would fly on Soyuz MS-12.
| Position | Launching Crew member | Landing Crew member |
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| Commander | Oleg Skripochka, RSA Expedition 59 Third spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer 1 | Christina Koch, NASA Expedition 59 First spaceflight |
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| Spaceflight Participant | Hazza Al Mansouri, MBRSC First spaceflight |
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Original Backup Crew
| Role | Astronaut | |
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| Commander | Andrei Borisenko, RSA |
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| Flight Engineer 1 | Jessica Meir, NASA |
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| Flight Engineer 2 | Sultan Al Neyadi |
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The first astronauts from the United Arab Emirates, Hazza Al Mansouri or Sultan Al Neyadi, were supposed to fly on Soyuz MS-12. However, their flight was moved to a later mission, Soyuz MS-15. This change happened after a problem with the Soyuz MS-10 mission.
Images for kids
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(l-r) Koch, Ovchinin and Hague
See also
In Spanish: Soyuz MS-12 para niños
