Progress M-65 launch - September 10, 2008

[Satori]

According to the Roskosmos press service, the 11A511U Soyuz-U launch vehicle that will be used to launch the Progress M-65 in September, has arrived to the Tyura-Tam train station tonight. After passing the costumes procedures the rocket will be transported to the Area 112. In the same train was the launch vehicle for the Soyuz TMA-13 launch.

[Satori]

Today has arrived to the Tyura-Tam train station a train from Korolov, Moscow, with the Progress M-65 cargo ship. After the fulfillment of the costumes procedures the composition was converted to a intra-spaceport train and transported to the Area 254.

The craft will now be unloaded from the transport car and will be mounted on a stand where will be prepared to the flight.

Launch is schedule to September 10, 2008.

[DmitryP]

After the fulfillment of the costumes procedures ...

That is actually customs procedures...

[cb6785]

After the fulfillment of the costumes procedures ...

It's like Halloween for spacecrafts

[anik]

http://www.kt.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1138536794&chapter=1153457981

Progress M-65 cargo ship is in the vacuum camera for the checking of leak integrity.

[DmitryP]

Now I'm curious - What's involved with the customs procedures and does it involve customs officers?!

I recall that Apollo astronaunts had to go through something similar right down to filling out declarations of goods they brought back when they returned from the moon.......!

Progress is launched from Baikonur, which is located in Kazakhstan, independent state. The ship and the rocket are manufactured in the Russian Federation, another independent state. There is a regular customs procedure when you ship products (in this case ship and the rocket) from one state to another state (thanks God, no customs dutes - we have a customs union with Kazakhstan).

No more Soviet Union, fortunately or unfortunately...

[anik]

According to http://www.kt.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1138536794&chapter=1153458544 the checking of leak integrity of Progress M-65 cargo ship in the vacuum camera is finished.

[anik]

http://www.kt.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1138536794&chapter=1153459165

The assembly of the second stage of Soyuz-U rocket was performed today. Progress M-65 cargo ship is preparing to the fuelling of its tanks by propellants.

[anik]

http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=4085

Tanks of Progress M-65 cargo ship were fuelled by propellants and compressed gases yesterday.

Progress M-65 will deliver new Orlan-MK (# 4 as per my source) spacesuit for ISS.

Two other Orlan-MK (# 5 and # 6 as per my source) spacesuits will arrive aboard Progress M-66 in February 2009.

[anik]

http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=4097

The installation of fairing onto Progress M-65 cargo ship is planned tomorrow.

[jacqmans]

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-167

NASA TV TO AIR THE NEXT SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL

HOUSTON -- The residents of the International Space Station will
receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies next week. NASA
Television will broadcast its arrival live.

Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineers Oleg
Kononenko and Greg Chamitoff are awaiting the arrival of the
unpiloted ISS Progress 30 resupply craft, which will automatically
dock to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 4:01 p.m. CDT,
Friday, Sept. 12. NASA TV coverage of the Progress' arrival will
begin at 3:30 p.m., with commentary and any downlink television that
is available.

The cargo ship is carrying more than 2 tons of supplies for the
station's three crew members. The Progress is scheduled to be
launched at 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA TV will not broadcast the launch.

For NASA TV downlink, schedules and streaming video information,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv


For more about the crew's activities and station sighting
opportunities, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station 

       
-end-

[jacqmans]

More Photo's:

http://www.energia.ru/rus/iss/iss18/Progress-65/photo_09-02.html

and

http://www.energia.ru/rus/iss/iss18/Progress-65/photo_09-03.html

[cb6785]

NASA TV will not broadcast the launch.

Any Russian broadcast?

[anik]

http://www.energia.ru/rus/iss/iss18/Progress-65/photo_09-04.html

The fairing was installed onto Progress M-65 cargo ship today.

[jacqmans]

http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=4120

08-09-2008 [RKN] “Soyuz-” with [TGK] “progress M-65” it is exported to the launching pad

At the spaceport Baikonur continues the work on launch preparation of space rocket “Soyuz-” with the transport cargo ship “progress M-65”.
   
Today in 5:00 in accordance with the operating schedule it was Moscow time produced removal [RKN] on the area of №1 of spaceport. [RKN] “Soyuz-” with [TGK] “progress M-65” was established on the launching pad. After which the calculations of the enterprises of rocket-space industry began checkings of spacecraft and carrier rocket (general tests and survey of telemetry).
   
The launch of space rocket “Soyuz-” with the transport cargo spacecraft “progress M-65” is planned to 23.49.59 Moscow time on September 10 of this year.