Working Visit to Bajkonur
October 12. Chairman of the Federation Council Sergei Mironov has visited Bajkonur and observed the launching of a pilot-controlled spaceship named “Soyuz TMA-13”.
The spaceship will deliver a team of 18th expedition to International Space Station (ISS). The team is presented by Russian spaceman Yuri Lonchakov, American astronaut Michael Fincke and the member of 15th expedition Richard Garriott.
The flight of “Soyuz TMA-13” will perform the 100th pilot-controlled flight of “Soyuz” family spaceships.