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The Soyuz MS-09 rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 6 June 2018, taking the Expedition 56 crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew consisted of Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, flight engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, and flight engineer Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency).
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NASA/Joel Kowsky Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Rocket
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Space Exploration
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Image caption: La fusée Soyouz MS-09 a décollé du cosmodrome de Baïkonour au Kazakhstan le 6 juin 2018, emportant l'équipage de l'expédition 56 vers la Station Spatiale Internationale (ISS). L'équipage était composé du commandant du Soyouz Sergey Prokopyev de Roscosmos, de l'ingénieur de vol Serena Auñón-Chancellor de la NASA et de l'ingénieur de vol Alexander Gerst de l'ESA (Agence Spatiale Européenne).
Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Related glossary terms: Fusée Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Caption reviewers: Christophe Hermant, Lionel Ruiz
Image caption: Il razzo Soyuz MS-09 è stato lanciato dal cosmodromo di Baikonur in Kazakistan il 6 giugno 2018, portando l'equipaggio della Expedition 56 sulla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale (ISS). L'equipaggio era composto dal comandante della Soyuz Sergey Prokopyev di Roscosmos, e dagli ingegneri di volo Serena Auñón-Chancellor della NASA e Alexander Gerst dell'ESA (Agenzia Spaziale Europea).
Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Related glossary terms: Razzo Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Valentina La Parola
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari
