Soyuz TMA-14

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launch_pad = Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakstan
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launch = March 25 2009
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landing = September 2009
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previous = Soyuz TMA-13
next = Soyuz TMA-15

The Soyuz TMA-14 is a planned 2009 flight to the International Space Station. It will transport 2 members of the Expedition 19 crew as well as space tourist Charles Simonyi on his second paying flight to the International Space Station. TMA-14 will be the 101st flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first flight launching in 1967. The Soyuz will most likely remain on board the space station for the remainder of the Expedition 19 increment to serve as an emergency escape vehicle.

Crew

NASA announced the Expedition 19 crew on February 11, 2008.Cite web| url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/feb/HQ_08052_Crew_Announcements.html|title=NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions |accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=February 11| publisher=NASA| year=2008| author=NASA]

=Will launch and land ISS "Expedition 19" crew=

*"Gennady Padalka" (3) RUS - Commander
*"Michael Barratt" (1) USA - Flight Engineer 1

Will launch

*Charles Simonyi (2) Spaceflight Participant - USA [ [http://www.spaceadventures.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.viewnews&newsid=636 Space Adventures’ Orbital Spaceflight Candidate, Charles Simonyi, Plans Spring 2009 Return Flight to the ISS] ]

Will land

* Kazakhstan cosmonaut (Aydyn Aimbetov or Mukhtar Aymakhanov) or Spaceflight Participant from Space Adventures

pace tourism status

Soyuz TMA-14 (or Soyuz TMA-16) might well be the final flight of a space tourist to the International Space Station. With the retirement of the Space Shuttle and the extension of the crew of the station to six crew members, all Soyuz crew positions in the foreseeable future should be occupied by Expedition crew. [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071227/sc_afp/russiausspaceisstourism_071227205644;_ylt=AqoKp8gpFl0e73Vf9llKZHTlmlUA Russia sees end of road for space tourism] Yahoo News Thu Dec 27 AFP]

This will remain valid at least till another human spacecraft, most probably Orion, is able to service the International Space Station.

Backup Crew

*Maksim Surayev - RUS
*Shannon Walker - USA
*Esther Dyson - USA [http://www.spaceadventures.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.viewnews&newsid=639]

References

Soyuz programme
previous=Soyuz TMA-13
next=Soyuz TMA-15