File:Soyuz TMA-13 Edit.jpg

Summary

Description

The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yury V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, launched Sunday, October 12, 2008, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The three crew members are scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on Oct. 14. Fincke and Lonchakov will spend six months on the station, while Garriott will return to Earth October 24, 2008, with two of the Expedition 17 crew currently aboard the International Space Station.

Date

Taken on 12 October 2008
2009-03-26 12:38 (UTC)

Source

Soyuz_TMA-13.jpg

Author

Soyuz_TMA-13.jpg: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Bill Ingalls

	Description	American photographer
	Authority file	: Q71171454

derivative work: Lošmi (talk)

This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Noise reduction on the sky, upper part of the sky was digitaly added. The original can be viewed here: Soyuz TMA-13.jpg: . Modifications made by Lošmi.

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English: The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yury V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, launched Sunday, October 12, 2008, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The three crew members docked with the International Space Station on October 14. Garriott returned to Earth on October 24 with two members of the Expedition 17 crew, while Fincke and Lonchakov remained on the station for six months.

Other languages:

Čeština: Raketa Sojuz TMA-13 vynáší k Mezinárodní vesmírné stanici (ISS) Expedici 18 - velitel Michael Fincke, palubní inženýr Jurij Lončakov a člen posádky Richard Garriott, start dne 12. října 2008 z kosmodromu Bajkonur v Kazachstánu.

English: The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yury V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, launched Sunday, October 12, 2008, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The three crew members docked with the International Space Station on October 14. Garriott returned to Earth on October 24 with two members of the Expedition 17 crew, while Fincke and Lonchakov remained on the station for six months.

Español: La nave espacial Soyuz TMA-13, que transporta al comandante de la Expedición 18 Michael Fincke, el ingeniero de vuelo Yuri V. Lonchakov y el participante estadounidense en vuelos espaciales Richard Garriott, fue lanzada el domingo 12 de octubre de 2008 desde el cosmódromo de Baikonur en Kazajstán. Los tres tripulantes atracaron en la Estación Espacial Internacional el 14 de octubre. Fincke y Lonchakov pasaron seis meses en la estación, mientras que Garriott regresó a la Tierra el 24 de octubre de 2008 con dos de los tripulantes de la Expedición 17 que estaban a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional.

Français : La fusée Soyuz TMA-13, avec à son bord le commandant Michael Fincke, l'ingénieur de vol Yury V. Lonchakov et le passager Richard Garriott, a décollé le 12 octobre 2008 du Cosmodrome de Baïkonour au Kazakhstan. Les trois membres de l'équipage ont rejoint la Station spatiale internationale le 14 octobre. MM Fincke et Lonchakov ont passé six mois à bord de la station, tandis que Garriott est retourné sur Terre le 24 octobre 2008, avec deux membres de l'expédition précédente.

Italiano: Lancio della missione Sojuz TMA-13 con a bordo l'equipaggio Expedition 18 (12 ottobre 2008)

Magyar: Szojuz TMA–13 űrhajó kilövése Bajkonurban

Nederlands: Lancering van Sojoez TMA-13, die de eerste leden van Expeditie 18 naar het internationale ruimtestation ISS bracht

Polski: Rakieta Sojuz-FG wynosząca statek kosmiczny Sojuz TMA-13 z dowódcą Ekspedycji 18 Michaelem Fincke, inżynierem pokładowym Jurijem Łonczakowem oraz amerykańskim turystą kosmicznym Richardem Garriottem startująca z kosmodromu Bajkonur w Kazachstanie w dniu 12 października 2008 roku. Statek zadokował do Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej 14 października. Garriott powrócił na Ziemię 24 października razem z dwoma członkami załogi Ekspedycji 17, natomiast Fincke i Łonczakow pozostali na stacji na sześć miesięcy.

Português: A nave espacial Soyuz TMA-13, transportando o comandante da Expedição 18 Michael Fincke, o engenheiro de voo Yuri Lonchakov e o turista espacial americano Richard Garriott, foi lançada no domingo, 12 de outubro de 2008 do Cosmódromo de Baikonur no Cazaquistão.

Македонски: Ракета Сојуз ТМА-13 на космодромот „Бајконур“ како полетува кон Меѓународната вселенска станица на 14 октомври 2008 г.

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