Soyuz TMA-08M is a planned 2013 flight to the International Space Station

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 35

Expedition 35

Expedition 35 is the 35th long-duration mission to the International Space Station . The expedition will start in March 2013, when the Expedition 34 crew departs from the ISS. This will mark the first time a Canadian astronaut - Colonel Chris Hadfield - will be in command of the station...

 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-08M will be the 117th 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 36 increment to serve as an emergency escape vehicle.

Crew