Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-15 launch and Docking May 27 - 29, 2009 (Read 89235 times)

anik · « **Reply #20 on:** 05/22/2009 05:34 pm »

http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6305

Today was the day of rest for backup crew.

anik · « **Reply #21 on:** 05/23/2009 06:58 pm »

Images of second training of cosmonauts in Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft are on http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6314

Photos of today's activity (visiting of Rocket Assembly Building, museum and Korolyov's and Gagarin's memorial houses) of cosmonauts at Baikonur are on http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6315

anik · « **Reply #22 on:** 05/24/2009 11:40 am »

http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6321

Soyuz-FG rocket was fully assembled today.

jacqmans · « **Reply #23 on:** 05/25/2009 08:37 am »

May 23, 2009. Baikonur launch site,
branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-15 transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing the Soyuz TMA-15 manned spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft processing facility for the general integration with LV.

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/photo_05-23_2.html

jacqmans · « **Reply #24 on:** 05/25/2009 08:37 am »

May 23, 2009. Baikonur launch site,
branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-15 transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.

In the assembly/test building primary (Roman Romanenko (Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia), Frank De Winne (ESA, Belgium), Robert Thirsk (CSA, Canada)) and backup (Dmitriy Kondratiev (Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia), Andre Kuipers (ESA, the Netherlands), Christopher Hadfield (CSA, Canada)) crews of the Soyuz TMA-15 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.

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/photo_05-23.html

jacqmans · « **Reply #25 on:** 05/25/2009 08:38 am »

May 24, 2009. Baikonur launch site,
branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-15 transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.

A meeting of the Technical management under the chairmanship of RSC Energia President and General Designer V.A. Lopota and State commission was held. A decision on rollout of the launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-15 transport manned spacecraft to the launch facility and its preparation for launch planned for May 27, 2009 was adopted.

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/photo_05-24_2.html

jacqmans · « **Reply #26 on:** 05/25/2009 08:39 am »

May 24, 2009. Baikonur launch site,
branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-15 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.

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/photo_05-24.html

Satori · « **Reply #27 on:** 05/25/2009 08:50 am »

According to Roskosmos the instalation of the 11A511U-FG Soyuz-FG with the Soyuz TMA-15 on the LC1 'Gagarinskiy Start' PU-5 launch pad was delayed by one hour because of gusty winds.

William Graham · « **Reply #28 on:** 05/25/2009 09:24 am »

Further delay, installation now scheduled for 16:00 (I don't know if that's local time or Moscow Time)

The anomaly on the Meridian launch doesn't seem to be causing any delays though.

catfry · « **Reply #29 on:** 05/25/2009 09:54 am »

I consider the Soyuz launcher integration to be a very appealing process and am happy that nowadays there is plentiful updates and pictures of it. Thumbs up both to posters here who post them and to Energia And Roscosomos.

Satori · « **Reply #30 on:** 05/25/2009 12:54 pm »

The cosmonauts of the Soyuz TMA-15 crew have planted their trees that celebrates ther spaceflight.

More information and images in here (in russian).

Other information and images regarding the transport of the 11A511U-FG Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft can also be found on the RKK Energiya page in here.

Satori · « **Reply #31 on:** 05/25/2009 01:16 pm »

Pre-launch activities in Baykonur

catfry · « **Reply #32 on:** 05/25/2009 01:51 pm »

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/OasISS_Mission/SEMASN0OWUF_0.html

Some nice pictures of rollout to the launch pad on ESAs page.

Hans_ACS · « **Reply #33 on:** 05/25/2009 02:03 pm »

Apparantly, a problem might arise due to a fever-risk incurred by Frank De Winne after talking to a Belgian journalist this morning. His mission is threatened with a delay or even a complete cancellation (back up crew instead).

I sincerely hope this is not the case and things will become clear in the next hours. Would be a disappointment for Frank and his crew, after all those years of training.

Greetings from Belgium.

William Graham · « **Reply #34 on:** 05/25/2009 03:36 pm »

Quote from: Hans_ACS on 05/25/2009 02:03 pm

Apparantly, a problem might arise due to a fever-risk incurred by Frank De Winne after talking to a Belgian journalist this morning. His mission is threatened with a delay or even a complete cancellation (back up crew instead).

I sincerely hope this is not the case and things will become clear in the next hours. Would be a disappointment for Frank and his crew, after all those years of training.

Greetings from Belgium.

In the event that he cannot fly, would the entire crew be replaced, or just Frank?

Hans_ACS · « **Reply #35 on:** 05/25/2009 03:46 pm »

The entire crew.
Russian agency just informed that the journalist (or a camereman to be precise) only has a cold, so I hope this will not affect the current planning + crew. I expect more news to be released today.

TJL · « **Reply #36 on:** 05/25/2009 05:58 pm »

Is there really a chance of an entire crew change this late in the countdown?

Satori · « **Reply #37 on:** 05/25/2009 06:20 pm »

Quote from: TJL on 05/25/2009 05:58 pm

Is there really a chance of an entire crew change this late in the countdown?

I think that this wouldn't be the first time, but I don't remember in what mission occurred.

William Graham · « **Reply #38 on:** 05/25/2009 06:28 pm »

Quote from: Satori on 05/25/2009 06:20 pm

Quote from: TJL on 05/25/2009 05:58 pm
Is there really a chance of an entire crew change this late in the countdown?

I think that this wouldn't be the first time, but I don't remember in what mission occurred.

Soyuz 11, was one, IIRC. I think Leonov was originally scheduled to fly on it.

Obviously we don't want a repeat of that flight.

robertross · « **Reply #39 on:** 05/25/2009 08:39 pm »

Quote from: Hans_ACS on 05/25/2009 03:46 pm

The entire crew.
Russian agency just informed that the journalist (or a camereman to be precise) only has a cold, so I hope this will not affect the current planning + crew. I expect more news to be released today.

NOOOOOOOoooooo

Say it isn't so!

(Okay, I now have my fingers crossed really tight). Please let them fly!