Soyuz MS-12

{{Short description|2019 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = Soyuz MS-12

| image =File:Expedition_59_Launch_(NHQ201903150001).jpg

| image_caption =The launch of Soyuz MS-12

| insignia =

| mission_type =

| operator = Roscosmos

| COSPAR_ID =

| SATCAT =

| mission_duration = {{time interval|2019-03-14 19:14|2019-10-03 11:00|show=dhm|abbr=on}}

| distance_travelled = 86.1 million miles.[https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-astronaut-nick-hague-crewmates-return-safely-from-international-space-station NASA Astronaut Nick Hague, Crewmates Return Safely from International Space Station]

| orbits_completed = 3,248

| spacecraft = Soyuz Spacecraft

| spacecraft_type = Soyuz-MS 11F747

| manufacturer = Energia

| launch_mass =

| landing_mass =

| launch_date = 14 March 2019, 19:14:08 UTC{{cite web |title=Russian Launch Manifest |url=http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/russia-man.txt |first=Steven |last=Pietrobon |date=9 January 2019 |access-date=9 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-ms-12.htm|title=Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz MS-12|website=www.spacefacts.de}}

| launch_rocket = Soyuz-FG

| launch_site = Baikonur, Pad 1/5

| launch_contractor = RKTs Progress

| landing_date = 3 October 2019, 10:59 UTC [http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-ms-12.htm Soyuz MS-12]

| landing_site = 47°24'04.44"N, 69°34'14.1"E

| crew_size = 3

| crew_members = Aleksey Ovchinin
Nick Hague

| crew_launching = Christina Koch

| crew_landing = Hazza Al Mansouri

| crew_callsign = Burlak{{Cite web|url=http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=156|title=Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт|website=www.gctc.ru|language=ru}}

| crew_photo = Soyuz MS-12 crew members in front of their spacecraft.jpg

| crew_photo_caption = (l-r) Koch, Ovchinin and Hague

| orbit_epoch =

| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Low Earth

| orbit_periapsis =

| orbit_apoapsis =

| orbit_inclination = 51.6°

| orbit_period =

| apsis = gee

| docking =

{{Infobox spaceflight/Dock

| docking_target = ISS

| docking_type = dock

| docking_port = Rassvet nadir

| docking_date = 15 March 2019, 01:01 UTC

| undocking_date = 3 October 2019, 07:37 UTC

| time_docked = {{time interval|2019-03-15 01:01|2019-10-03 07:37|show=dhm|abbr=on}}

}}

| previous_mission = Soyuz MS-11

| next_mission = Soyuz MS-13

| programme = Soyuz programme (crewed)

}}

Soyuz MS-12 was a Soyuz spaceflight that launched on 14 March 2019, carrying three members of the Expedition 59 crew to the International Space Station.{{cite news |last1=Gebhardt |first1=Chris |date=14 March 2019 |title=Soyuz MS-12 docks with the Space Station |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/03/russian-americans-soyuz-ms-12-station/ |work=NASASpaceflight.com}} The mission ended on 3 October 2019 when Soyuz-MS-12 successfully landed.

==Crew==

{{Spaceflight crew

|terminology = Crew member

|position1 = Commander

|crew1_up = {{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksey Ovchinin

|agency1_up = Roscosmos

|flights1_up = Second{{efn|name=Note 1|Not counting the aborted flight of Soyuz MS-10.}}

|expedition1_up = Expedition 59/60

|position2 = Flight Engineer 1

|crew2_up = {{flagicon|USA}} Nick Hague

|agency2_up = NASA

|flights2_up = First{{efn|name=Note 1}}

|expedition2_up = Expedition 59/60

|position3 = Flight Engineer 2/Spaceflight Participant

|crew3_up = {{flagicon|USA}} Christina Koch

|agency3_up = NASA

|flights3_up = First

|expedition3_up = Expedition 59/60/61

|crew3_down = {{flagicon|UAE}} Hazza Al Mansouri

|agency3_down = MBRSC

|flights3_down = First

|expedition3_down =

}}

{{cite web |date=26 November 2018 |title=Не сумевший добраться до МКС экипаж "Союза" повторит попытку 1 марта |trans-title=Unable to get to the ISS, the crew of the Soyuz will try again on March 1 |url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/639510 |access-date=28 November 2018 |website=Interfax.ru |language=ru-RU}}{{cite web |date=13 January 2019 |title=Астронавт НАСА Хейг может отправиться в космос на год, сообщил источник |trans-title=NASA Astronaut Hague Could Go to Space for a Year, Source Says |url=https://ria.ru/20190113/1549280236.html |website=RIA Novosti |language=ru}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.americaspace.com/2019/03/08/on-international-womens-day-nasa-looks-forward-to-first-all-female-eva-in-late-march-koch-tapped-for-longer-iss-stay/|title=On International Women's Day, NASA Looks Forward to First All-Female EVA in Late March; Koch Tapped for Longer ISS Stay|first=Ben|last=Evans|date=8 March 2019|website=AmericaSpace}}