posted 12-03-2018 12:40 PM               

This thread is intended for comments and questions about the Soyuz MS-12 mission.

posted 12-06-2018 05:43 AM               

I can hardly believe this. On the other hand it would be a surprise not only for Nick Hague (on his secdond space flight) but also for NASA and the U.S government.

posted 12-12-2018 11:45 AM            

Hague and Koch will serve as flight engineers for Expeditions 59 and 60. Ovchinin will serve as a flight engineer on Expedition 59 and commander of Expedition 60. The trio will return to Earth in October.

posted 01-13-2019 02:55 PM               

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Originally posted by SPACEFACTS:
This should be Ovchinin and Hague can be Soyuz return commander on MS-12.

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I was never in any doubt that this would happen. It was just a matter of who specifically would do it.

posted 01-13-2019 06:21 PM               

"An option for US astronaut Nick Hague to carry out a year-long flight to the ISS in 2019-2020 in being considered," the source said.

According to the source, another less likely option is to send to that flight US astronaut Christina Koch, which, together with Ovchinin and Hague, will fly to the ISS in March on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft.

"The need for an annual flight was caused by the fact that the first astronaut of the United Arab Emirates was supposed to fly on the Soyuz MS-12. Now this place on the ship is occupied by astronauts, and to fulfill the contract with the Arab side, some of the astronauts must remain on the ISS for one year," the source explained.

posted 01-14-2019 02:47 AM               

You only have to add another newly developed Launch and Entry Suit for the extended crew. That would be an option for a Flight Engineer of Soyuz MS-12 to return back to Earth earlier.

posted 03-13-2019 10:13 AM               

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Originally posted by LM-12:
Ovchinin and Hague landing in separate Soyuz vehicles...

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NASA's Rob Navias explained definitively that "Hague returns to Earth in October and, as of now, Morgan returns to Earth in December," although he added that "regardless of when he returns", Hague will serve as the left-seat Flight Engineer-1 aboard the Soyuz.

Launching alongside the UAE spaceflight participant are expected to be Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka — who will rejoin his one-time crewmate Christina Koch — and former NASA Chief Astronaut Chris Cassidy, who will remain aboard the space station until late spring 2020. According to Mr. Navias, "we expect Koch to remain on-board ISS" beyond October, with Ovchinin and Hague joining the UAE astronaut aboard Soyuz MS-12 for the return to Earth on 3 October.

Asked if Koch would land on Soyuz MS-13 in December, or remain aboard even longer, perhaps returning on Soyuz MS-15 in April 2020, Mr. Navias advised us that "the Flight Program is under review."

posted 03-14-2019 10:57 AM               

This question is currently being decided. There are some options available, but after our launch, the issue will be resolved and we will have final information about who of us is going to stay there for longer than expected.

posted 03-14-2019 10:22 PM               

We're working with Roscosmos to finalize the flight plan for this year, and in that flight plan our crews will end up staying a bit longer, the U.S. crews will, and that will allow the UAE expedition in the fall.

posted 03-16-2019 09:23 AM               

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Originally posted by MSS:
Can someone put correct birth date of Christina Koch?

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posted 03-16-2019 11:54 AM               

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Originally posted by issman1:
...she appeared to snub Oleg Kononenko upon entering ISS. Nor was Alexey Ovichinin greeted by David Saint-Jacques.

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