Soyuz TMA-04M
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Soyuz TMA-04M is a planned 2012 flight to the International Space Station
. It will transport three members of the Expedition 31
crew to the International Space Station. TMA-04M will be the 113th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft
, the first flight launching in 1967. The Soyuz will most likely remain on board the space station for the Expedition 31 increment to serve as an emergency escape vehicle.
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
. It will transport three members of the Expedition 31
Expedition 31
Expedition 31 is scheduled to be the thirty-first expedition to the International Space Station.-Crew:Source: NASA-External links:**...
crew to the International Space Station. TMA-04M will be the 113th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft
Soyuz spacecraft
Soyuz , Union) is a series of spacecraft initially designed for the Soviet space programme by the Korolyov Design Bureau in the 1960s, and still in service today...
, the first flight launching in 1967. The Soyuz will most likely remain on board the space station for the Expedition 31 increment to serve as an emergency escape vehicle.