Soyuz TMA-8
Launch Date
March 30, 2006
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Soyuz TMA-8
Launch Date
March 30, 2006
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Overview
Soyuz TMA-8 ferried part of the Expedition 13 crew to and from the International Space Station. Brazilian astronaut Pontes joined for a short duration mission, returning to Earth on Soyuz TMA-7.
Crafts
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.
