Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut)
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov is a Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of three spaceflights, which were long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station. His first spaceflight took place from April to September 2010, and was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-18. He arrived at the station part way through Expedition 23, of which Oleg Kotov was the Commander. When Expedition 24 began in June, Skvortsov became Commander.
Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut)
Skvortsov inside the Soyuz TMA-18 making final preparations to undock from the ISS.
Skvortsov inside the Zvezda Service Module of the space station.
Soyuz TMA-18 was a 2010 Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS). TMA-18 was the 105th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since the first crewed flight in 1967.
Soyuz TMA-18 launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, 2 April 2010.
From left to right: Caldwell Dyson, Skvortsov and KornienkoSoyuz programme (Crewed missions)← Soyuz TMA-17Soyuz TMA-19 →
Soyuz TMA-18 approaches the ISS.
The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft departs the ISS.