The launch of the Yuri Gagarin spacecraft from the Baikonur cosmodrome on the eve of the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first space flight. The launch was attended by Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, Askar Mamin, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, and Vladimir Medinsky, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation.
On April 9, 2021, the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Yu.A. Gagarin manned transport vehicle (Soyuz MS-18) was launched from Baikonur.
The flight took place according to the so-called ultrafast, two-turn approach scheme, after 3 hours and 23 minutes, the transition hatch of the Russian module "Dawn" opened, and the crew of the 64th long-term expedition went on board the ISS.
Personnel:
D.O. Rogozin is a statesman, diplomat, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation (2011-2018), Director General of Roscosmos (since 2018). Novitsky O.V. -- pilot-cosmonaut, test cosmonaut, Hero of the Russian Federation. Krikalev S.K. is an aviation athlete, cosmonaut, development engineer, candidate of Psychological Sciences, academician of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics named after K.E.Tsiolkovsky. Mamin A.U. - statesman and politician, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2019-2022). V.R. Medinsky is a statesman and politician, a full state adviser of the 1st class of the Russian Federation, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation (2012-2020), assistant to the President of the Russian Federation (since 2020).
Calendar: 09.04.2021
Locations: Kazakhstan [114]