Soyuz MS-19
Soyuz MS-19
Launch Date
October 5, 2021
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Soyuz MS-19
Soyuz MS-19
Launch Date
October 5, 2021
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Overview
The mission crew includes Roscosmos commander and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, Russian film producer Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild to the International Space Station. Yulia and Klim both landed aboard the MS-18 Capsule. Shipenko and Peresild will spend about a week on the ISS before returning to Earth aboard Soyuz MS-18, with the intention of producing the first feature-length film ‘The Challenge’ to be shot in outer space, while Shkaplerov will remain in orbit over a longer period. NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov will be using Soyuz MS-19 to return to Earth from a multi-month long stay on the ISS.
Nations
Russia
Russia
Agencies
Roscosmos
Roscosmos
Crafts
Soyuz
Soyuz
Soyuz is a human-carrying capsule built and operated by Russia, capable of transporting up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded numerous times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crewed vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.