Soyuz TMA-13 (Russian: Союз ТМА-13, Union TMA-13) was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft was launched by a Soyuz-FG rocket at 07:01 GMT on 12 October 2008. It undocked at 02:55 GMT on 8 April 2009, performed a deorbit burn at 06:24, and landed at 07:16. By some counts, Soyuz TMA-13 is the 100th Soyuz spacecraft to be crewed.[3]
Crew
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Yury Lonchakov, RoscosmosExpedition 18 Third and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer |  Michael Fincke, NASAExpedition 18 Second spaceflight | |
| Spaceflight Participant |  / Richard Garriott, SA[5][6]Only spaceflight Tourist |
 / Charles Simonyi, SA[4]Second and last spaceflight Tourist |
Backup crew
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Gennady Padalka, Roscosmos
| |
| Flight Engineer | Michael Barratt, NASA
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| Spaceflight Participant |  Nik Halik, SA[8]Tourist |
Esther Dyson, SA[7] Tourist |
Crew notes
- Richard Garriott flew on TMA-13 as a guest of the Russian government through a spaceflight participant program run by Space Adventures.[5] His role aboard the Soyuz is referred to as a Spaceflight Participant in English-language Russian Federal Space Agency documents, and NASA documents and press briefings.[9]
- Salizhan Sharipov had originally been assigned to command this Soyuz flight and participate in Expedition 18, but was replaced by Yury Lonchakov.[10]
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Soyuz TMA-13 arrives at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 10 October 2008 -
Soyuz TMA-13 erected at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad 1/5 Gagarin's Start -
Crew Patch
References
- ^ Chris Bergin (2008). "Soyuz TMA-13 launches trio on journey to the ISS". NASA Spaceflight.com. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ The Associated Press (2008). "Rocket launches on space station voyage". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ Robert Z. Pearlman (2008). "The 100th Soyuz flight that (maybe) isn't". collectSPACE. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ Space Adventures’ Orbital Spaceflight Candidate, Charles Simonyi, Plans Spring 2009 Return Flight to the ISS Archived 2008-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Mark Carreau (2008). "$30 million buys Austin resident a ride on Soyuz mission". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ Space Adventures, Ltd. (2008). "Space Adventures Announces 1st Second Generation Astronaut". Space Adventures, Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Space Adventures Announces Esther Dyson as Back-Up Crew Member for Spring 2009 Spaceflight Mission". Space Adventures. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ Jen Kelly (26 November 2007). "Space flight dream nears". Herald and Weekly Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ NASA (2008). "Expedition 18". NASA. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ NASA (2008). "NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions". NASA. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
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