Soyuz MS-09 was a Soyuz spaceflight that launched on 6 June 2018. It transported three members of the Expedition 56/57 crew to the International Space Station. MS-09 is the 138th flight of a Soyuz spa
Soyuz MS-09 docked to the Rassvet module
From left: Prokopyev, Gerst and Auñón-ChancellorSoyuz programme (crewed)← Soyuz MS-08Soyuz MS-10 →
Hole in the Soyuz MS-09 module
Oleg Kononenko on EVA to examine the external hull, standing on a Strela crane
Soyuz MS-10 was a crewed Soyuz MS spaceflight that aborted shortly after launch on 11 October 2018 due to a failure of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle boosters. MS-10 was the 139th flight of a Soyuz space
Soyuz MS-09
…that is jettisoned before re-entry, the return flight was not endangered. The return of the MS-09 crew was briefly delayed by the launch failure of Soyuz MS-10 (until the arrival of the next crew on MS-11). MS-09 landed on 20 December at about 05:03 UTC. Further reports and investigations were enacted thereafter…
Launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket carrying the MS-10 spacecraft
Hague and OvchininSoyuz programme (crewed)← Soyuz MS-09Soyuz MS-11 →
Launch vehicle, plume from escape tower, 4 boosters, and debris after separation
The crew greeting their families in Baikonur hours after emergency landing