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Soyuz TMA-8

Soyuz TMA-8 was a crewed flight launched on March 30, 2006 aboard a Soyuz-FG from Baikonur. Crew of 4: Anousheh Ansari, Jeffrey Williams, Marcos Pontes, Pavel Vinogradov.

Russiacrew 42006-009

Flight

Mission
Soyuz TMA-8
Spacecraft record
Soyuz TMA-8
Launch
March 30, 2006 · 02:30 UTC
Landing
September 29, 2006
Country
Russia
Designator
2006-009A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · Apr 1, 2006

Launch vehicle

Launch record
2006-009
Rocket
Soyuz-FG
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 351 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q1231148 (CC0).