August 21, 2014 The main and backup crews of 41/42 minutes long expedition to the ISS continue to take the exams. Then, cosmonauts and astronauts begin to comprehensive exam training, which will sum up the training of crews in the Star City. Today Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyayev and Elena Serova passed the exam simulator TC-18. This simulator is located on the base of centrifuge CF-18 is designed for practicing skills descent control ship from orbit in manual mode in case of failure of automation, controlling the return of the capsule with the astronauts to Earth. In this situation, the crew must be ready for urgent action. Also, before the astronauts on the exam task was to "land" as close as possible to the estimated landing point and experience with minimal congestion. At the conclusion of the examination committee, astronauts have demonstrated excellent professional skills in performing manual controlled descent. August 20 such tests were successful Russian members of the backup crew of the ISS-41/42 The Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko. Tomorrow cosmonauts and astronauts are coming exam training manual on the approximation of the WPK "Soyuz TMA-M" and the ISS. http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=2640
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