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Soyuz MS-09
Soyuz MS-09 was the name of a flight mission in which a Soyuz-series Russian spacecraft travelled to the International Space Station (ISS). It was the 56 visit of a Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS and the 138th flight in the Soyuz spacecraft.
Facts
Facts
Mission
Manned
On Board
Alexander Gerst, Sergey Prokopyev, Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor
Rocket type
Soyuz FG
Launch location
Kasachstan Kosmodrom Baikonur 45°57′54″N 63°18′18″E
Launch date
6th June 2018
Launch time
11:12:41 UTC
Launch
The Soyuz rocket is seen on the launch pad as the service structure arms are closed around it, Monday, June 4, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
NASA HQ
Before launch
Notable facts
Notable facts
Artificial Intelligence robot, CIMON
Soyuz Commander Sergei Prokopyev and fellow crewmembers Dr. Alexander Gerst and Dr. Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor launched on Soyuz MS-09 at 07:12 EDT (1112 UTC) on Wednesday, 6 June from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to begin a two-day rendezvous with the Station. The new crew will be joined on the Station by the first space-flying Artificial Intelligence robot, CIMON.
Checks & Checkouts
On 20 May, the crew performed final Sokol launch and entry space suit fit checks and checkouts inside Soyuz MS-09. This was followed two days later on 22 May with the fueling of the spacecraft with propellant and compressed gases.
Stages
Stage I
Stage I
Altitude
46 – 85 km
Flight duration
1.58 min
Speed
5'616 km/h
Stage II
Stage II
Altitude
~169 km
Flight duration
4.48 min
Speed
13'680 km/h
Stage III
Stage III
Altitude
207 km
Flight duration
8.49 min
Speed
26'964 km/h
Docking
On board
Notable facts
Notable facts
Artificial Intelligence robot, CIMON
Known as the Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, CIMON was developed by Airbus in cooperation with IBM. In short, CIMON is the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) that will fly to space, is the size of a medicine ball, and weighs around 5 kg. CIMON will be brought up to the Station on the SpaceX CRS-15 mission, which is currently scheduled to launch in late June.
