Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz-FG launch with Soyuz TMA-14M - September 25, 2014 (Read 93910 times)

Satori · « **Reply #20 on:** 09/04/2014 03:27 pm »

Second day of the final exams: http://www.roscosmos.ru/20897/ (in Russian)

Satori · « **Reply #21 on:** 09/04/2014 03:30 pm »

First day of final exams: http://www.roscosmos.ru/20892/ (in Russian)

Artyom. · « **Reply #22 on:** 09/04/2014 03:41 pm »

John44 · « **Reply #23 on:** 09/04/2014 06:32 pm »

Expedition 41/ 42 - Qualification Training Simulation Runs at Star City Russia
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9051

John44 · « **Reply #24 on:** 09/05/2014 07:24 pm »

Expedition 41/42 - Crew News Conference at Star City, Russia and Ceremonial Visit to Red Square in Moscow
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9054

Artyom. · « **Reply #25 on:** 09/10/2014 12:28 pm »

"Gagarin's Start" began to prepare for the upcoming launch of a manned flight

http://www.federalspace.ru/20908/ (in Russian)

Targeteer · « **Reply #26 on:** 09/10/2014 07:51 pm »

Does that baby blue (oxygen?) filling station take credit cards or is it cash only

Artyom. · « **Reply #27 on:** 09/12/2014 04:09 pm »

Soyuz TMA-14M prime and back-up crews arrive at Baikonur.

http://www.federalspace.ru/20916/ (in Russian)

John44 · « **Reply #28 on:** 09/12/2014 06:01 pm »

Expedition 41/42 - Crew Departure from Star City, Russia for Baikonur, Kazakhstan
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9065

Satori · « **Reply #29 on:** 09/12/2014 06:14 pm »

September 12, 2014

Soyuz TMA-14M primary and backup crews arrived to the Baikonur launch site

Primary (Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyaev (Roscosmos, Russia), Elena Olegovna Serova (Roscosmos, Russia) and Barry Eugene Wilmore (NASA, USA)) and backup (Gennady Ivanovich Padalka (Roscosmos, Russia), Mikhail Borisovich Kornienko (Roscosmos, Russia) and Scott Joseph Kelly (NASA, USA)) crews of the Soyuz TMA-14M transportation spacecraft arrived to the Baikonur launch site.
At the airport they were met by members of the State Commission and Technical Management.

Commanders of the crews reported on their readiness for pre-flight training and Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft acceptance.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss41/photo_09-12.html

Artyom. · « **Reply #30 on:** 09/13/2014 03:28 pm »

Soyuz TMA-14M crews initiated a final training phase

The prime and backup crews for the ISS-41/42 initiated a final training phase in the processing facility.

Aleksandr Samokutyaev (Roscosmos, Russia), Elena Serova (Roscosmos, Russia), Barry Wilmore (NASA, USA), Gennady Padalka (Roscosmos, Russia), Mikhail Kornienko (Roscosmos, Russia), Scott Kelly (NASA, USA) had training sessions onboard the spacecraft, with laser rangers and satellite phone, 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.

Today a meeting of Technical Management was held where a decision to fill the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft with propellant components and compressed gases was accepted.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss41/photo_09-13.html

Satori · « **Reply #31 on:** 09/13/2014 06:22 pm »

First day of final training at Baikonur: http://www.roscosmos.ru/20918/

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #32 on:** 09/14/2014 09:54 am »

What is this strange thing behind the cosmonauts, on the test stand ?

Artyom. · « **Reply #33 on:** 09/14/2014 10:24 am »

Traditional flag raising ceremony.

http://www.federalspace.ru/20919/ (in Russian)

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #34 on:** 09/14/2014 10:56 am »

Quote from: Artyom. on 09/14/2014 10:24 am

Traditional flag raising ceremony.

With TVRoscosmos' Natalya Burtseva joining the picture ! :-D

anik · « **Reply #35 on:** 09/14/2014 11:32 am »

Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 09/14/2014 09:54 am

What is this strange thing behind the cosmonauts, on the test stand?

A support that was used for checkout of EgyptSat-2 satellite.

Prober · « **Reply #36 on:** 09/14/2014 12:09 pm »

The backup crews are more interesting. Have we seen these faces before?

Artyom. · « **Reply #37 on:** 09/15/2014 01:14 pm »

Fuelled SC Soyuz TMA-14M was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-14M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Soyuz TMA-14M transport manned vehicle fuelled with propellant components and compressed gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility for final processing operations.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss41/photo_09-15.html

Artyom. · « **Reply #38 on:** 09/16/2014 12:47 pm »

A transfer compartment was docked with SC Soyuz TMA-14M

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-14M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.

A transfer compartment was docked with Soyuz TMA-14M transport manned vehicle in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss41/photo_09-16.html

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #39 on:** 09/17/2014 05:01 am »

Hmm, the Russians are putting advertisements on the Soyuz rocket again. This time they are promoting the 16th FINA swimming World Championships, to be held in Kazan in 2015. A cylinder carrying water from the Kazanka river (which flows through the city) will also fly to the ISS as a souvenir.

http://www.federalspace.ru/20924/