Museum of Flight - Descent module of Soyzu-TMA-14 DSC_5947c
Descent module of Soyzu-TMA-14 No. 224.
Russian Soyuz spacecraft have been Russia's primary crew vehicle since the 1960s. This capsule is a fourth-generation version developed to meet NASA requirements for servicing the International Space Station (ISS).
This Soyuz module carried members of ISS Expedition 19/20 to the Space Station. This marked the first expansion of the standard ISS crew from three people to six. Expedition Commander, Gennady Padalka, and Flight Engineer, Michael Barratt were accompanied by Charles Simonyi, a private spaceflight participant.
The mission launched on March 26, 2009, from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Seven months later, the module returned to Earth with the Expedition 19/20 crew and Guy Laliberté—another private spaceflight participant.
Museum of Flight - Descent module of Soyzu-TMA-14 DSC_5947c
Descent module of Soyzu-TMA-14 No. 224.
Russian Soyuz spacecraft have been Russia's primary crew vehicle since the 1960s. This capsule is a fourth-generation version developed to meet NASA requirements for servicing the International Space Station (ISS).
This Soyuz module carried members of ISS Expedition 19/20 to the Space Station. This marked the first expansion of the standard ISS crew from three people to six. Expedition Commander, Gennady Padalka, and Flight Engineer, Michael Barratt were accompanied by Charles Simonyi, a private spaceflight participant.
The mission launched on March 26, 2009, from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Seven months later, the module returned to Earth with the Expedition 19/20 crew and Guy Laliberté—another private spaceflight participant.