Soyuz TMA-9
Soyuz TMA-9
Launch Date
September 18, 2006
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Soyuz TMA-9
Soyuz TMA-9
Launch Date
September 18, 2006
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Overview
Soyuz TMA-9 ferried part of the Expedition 14 crew to and from the International Space Station. Space Tourist Ansari joined for a short duration mission, returning to Earth on Soyuz TMA-8.
Crafts
Soyuz
Soyuz
Soyuz is a human carrier capsule built and operated by Russia that can take up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded many times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crew vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.