September 26, 2013.
Soyuz TMA-10 has docked with the ISS!
Approach to the International Space Station (ISS), its fly-around, stationkeeping and docking were performed normally, in automatic mode.
The initial contact with the docking port on the mini research module Poisk of the ISS Russian Segment occurred at 06:45 Moscow Time.
September 26, 2013.
Soyuz TMA-10M launched to the International Space Station!
The crew onboard the spacecraft consists of: O. Kotov, S. Ryazanskiy, M. Hopkins.
In accordance with the mission plan of the International Space Station (ISS) and Russian commitments under this international project, a manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz TMA-10M was launched from Baikonur launch site at 00:58:50 Moscow Time.
The objective of the launch is to deliver to ISS a crew of three in order to bring the crew of Expedition Thirty Seven (ISS-37) up to six.
September 24, 2013.
The State Commission meeting
The State Commission held its meeting at Baikonur launch site where the primary and backup crews for Soyuz TMA-10M were approved and the readiness of the space launcher system was confirmed.
The State Commission approved the proposed composition of the primary and backup crews.
September 23, 2013.
LV Soyuz rollout to the launch pad
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Soyuz launch vehicle was rolled out from the integration building to the launch pad.
Soyuz launch vehicle with Soyuz TMA-10M transport vehicle is installed on the launch pad.
L-2 days activities have been started.
September 22, 2013.
Meetings of the Technical management and State commission were held
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Meetings of the Technical management under the chairmanship of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia President and General Designer V.A. Lopota and State commission were held. A decision on rollout of the launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned spacecraft to the launch facility and its preparation for launch planned for September 26, 2013 was adopted.
September 22, 2013.
LV Soyuz general integration is completed
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
In the LV Integration and Checkout Facility, the basic integration of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with the upper composite has been completed.
September 21, 2013.
Orbital module of the LV Soyuz-FG with SC Soyuz TMA-10M was transported for the general integration with LV
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing the Soyuz TMA-10M manned spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft processing facility for the general integration with LV.
September 20, 2013.
A check inspection of the SC Soyuz TMA-10M was performed
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
In the assembly/test building primary (Oleg Kotov (Roscosmos, Russia),
Sergei Ryazanskiy (Roscosmos, Russia) and
Michael Hopkins (NASA, USA))
and backup (Aleksandr Skvortsov (Roscosmos, Russia),
Oleg Artemyev (Roscosmos, Russia) and
Steven Swanson (NASA, USA)) crews of the Soyuz TMA-10M transportation spacecraft made a check inspection of the spacecraft in the launch configuration and got acquainted with equipment to be delivered and returned to the ground.
September 19, 2013.
IZMIRAN Director report on a magnetic field of the Earth and space weather was heard at RSC Energia
The enlarged meeting of the Corporation Scientific-Technical Council (STC) was held at S.P. Korolev Rocket & Space Corporation Energia, at which a lecture-report of Director of the Institute of the Earth's magnetism, ionosphere and radio-wave propagation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IZMIRAN) Doctor of Sciences (physics-mathematics) V.D. Kuznetsov, devoted to a Magnetic field of the Earth and space weather" was heard.
September 19, 2013.
Designers inspection of SC Soyuz TMA-10M and payload shroud roll were performed
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Designers inspection of the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft was completed.
Payload shroud roll on to the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft was performed.
September 17, 2013.
A transfer compartment was docked with SC Soyuz TMA-10M
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
A transfer compartment was docked with Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.
September 16, 2013.
Fuelled SC Soyuz TMA-10M was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Soyuz TMA-10M transport manned vehicle fuelled with propellant components and compressed gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility for final processing operations.
September 14, 2013.
Soyuz TMA-10M crews initiated a final training phase
The prime and backup crews for the ISS-37/38 initiated a final training phase in the processing facility.
Oleg Kotov (Roscosmos, Russia), Sergei Ryazanskiy (Roscosmos, Russia),
Michael Hopkins (NASA, USA), Aleksandr Skvortsov (Roscosmos, Russia),
Oleg Artemyev (Roscosmos, Russia) and Steven Swanson (NASA, USA)
had training sessions onboard the spacecraft, acquainted with the onboard documentation and the content of cargoes launched and also made a fitting of the Sokol-KB space suits and individual liners.
September 13, 2013.
Soyuz TMA-10M primary and backup crews arrived to the Baikonur launch site
Primary (Oleg Kotov (Roscosmos, Russia),
Sergei Ryazanskiy (Roscosmos, Russia) and
Michael Hopkins (NASA, USA))
and backup (Aleksandr Skvortsov (Roscosmos, Russia),
Oleg Artemyev (Roscosmos, Russia) and
Steven Swanson (NASA, USA))
crews of the Soyuz TMA-10M transportation spacecraft arrived to the Baikonur launch site.
At the airport they were met by members of the State Commission and Technical Management.
September 11, 2013.
The mission of Soyuz TMA-08M is completed.
The crew of P. Vinogradov, А. Misurkin and C. Cassidy are back on the Earth!
At 06:58:30, Moscow Time, the descent vehicle of Soyuz TMA-08M manned transport spacecraft landed in its designated landing area 146 kilometers to the South-East of Jezkazgan in the Republic of Kazakstan. All operations relating to the descent, search and landing of the descent vehicle went normally.
Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov, Alexander Misurkin and NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy have completed their mission to the International Space Station under the program of Expedition ISS-35/36.
September 5, 2013.
RSC Energia held a session of the Council of Chief Designers for the Russian Segment of the International Space Station
S.P.Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia held a session, chaired by the Corporation President and General Designer V.A. Lopota, of the Council of Chief Designers for the Russian Segment of the International Space Station.
September 2, 2013.
MAKS-2013
In Zhukovsky, Moscow region, the 11th International Aerospace Show (MAKS-2013), which was held August 27 through September 1, has completed its work.
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia and academician V.P. Glushko NPO Energomash, for which the Corporation was designated as the managing company, were exhibiting in one booth within the framework of the exposition presented in Hall D1 by companies and organizations of the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos).
September 1, 2013.
Amos-4 spacecraft was delivered into target orbit
The Integrated Launch Vehicle Zenit-3SLB consisting of launch vehicle (LV) Zenit-2SB and Ascent Unit (AU) with the upper stage (US) Block DM-SLB has delivered the 4.26-ton telecommunication spacecraft (SC) AMOS-4 into its target geotransfer orbit.
The launch under the Land Launch program occurred at 00:05 Moscow Time.
The mission plan, which called for three burns of the upper stage main engine in automatic mode for SC injection has been fully completed. The spacecraft control has been handed over to the Customer.
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