SOYUZ TMA-10 LAUNCH EXP. 15/ SIMONYI

Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and cosmonaut Oleg Kotov of the 15th International Space Station crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:31 p.m. EDT Saturday to begin a six-month stay aboard.

With Yurchikhin and Kotov on their Soyuz TMA-10 is Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, an American flying under contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency. He will return to Earth with Expedition 14, Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, on April 20. Expedition 14 launched to the station last Sept. 18.

Expedition 15's spacecraft is scheduled to dock at the station a little after 3 p.m. Monday.

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[CrusaderIXGR]

Ok but I was talking about Fyodor in the video

[GyGergely]

ok...but this video is about Charles Simonyi, who is Hungarian.

[ErrorUncertainty]

i love new scientist

[CrusaderIXGR]

Fyodor Yurchikhin has the honor of being the first Greek in space.

[divisioneight]

Not much legroom on that craft. But it worked!

[338blaser]

Lenyűgöző.

[drsheikhjunior]

bukan....soyuz tma-11 tu dilancarkan pada pagi...ni pada malam...

[drsheikhjunior]

congratulations to expedition 15 crew and the toy cat....

[mahathirnhafizfriend]

i think the toy cat should have a spacesuit too....hehe...

[dquistberg]

impressive. watch the tension on the bungee cord holding the stuffed toy. then go back and watch the same part but observe their spacesuits decompressing. you get an idea of the awesome forces they endure. what a fun job!