Soyuz TMA-18 launched Expedition 23 crew members Alexander Skvortsov, Mikhail Kornienko and Tracy Caldwell Dyson to the ISS, docking to the Poisk module two days later. A brief communications dropout after launch caused momentary concern before onboard video confirmed the crew was safe.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 7.2 T
- Flight
- 21st
- of 60 Soyuz FG flights
- Date and time
- 2 April 2010, 04:04 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz FG
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Human Exploration
- International designator
- 2010-011
- Launches in 2010
- 11th of 74
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