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#220
by
PahTo
on 28 Mar, 2015 02:37
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Woot! Welcome aboard! Congrats to the launch teams, and best wishes on this historic expedition(s).
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#221
by
northenarc
on 28 Mar, 2015 02:38
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#222
by
northenarc
on 28 Mar, 2015 02:41
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Gang is all here, talking to family
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#223
by
northenarc
on 28 Mar, 2015 02:41
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#224
by
zubenelgenubi
on 28 Mar, 2015 02:46
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Crew commenting on approximately 30 second transmission echo.
Gennady Padalka appeared to be timing the echo with his wristwatch.
There was an apology later for the echo; the source was not identified.
NASA TV live coverage ends.
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#225
by
russianhalo117
on 28 Mar, 2015 02:54
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Press Conference/Ceremony concluded due to planned Station LOS. See everyone in the morning for the PSLV launch.
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#226
by
northenarc
on 28 Mar, 2015 02:55
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End of coverage and a long day in space.
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#227
by
John44
on 28 Mar, 2015 04:22
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#228
by
Artyom.
on 28 Mar, 2015 06:56
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My congratulations
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#229
by
Artyom.
on 28 Mar, 2015 06:56
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Photo by Yuzhny Space Center/Roscosmos
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#230
by
Artyom.
on 28 Mar, 2015 06:59
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#231
by
Lewis007
on 28 Mar, 2015 07:11
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According to my records, Padalka is 56 years old, Kornienko 54 and Kelly 51.
Is this the oldest crew launched into space ?
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#232
by
Artyom.
on 28 Mar, 2015 09:26
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#233
by
Space Pete
on 28 Mar, 2015 14:50
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I read in Scott Kelly's preflight interview that if he didn't become an astronaut, his other goal was to become the captain of an aircraft carrier.
Well, I can just picture Scott as an aircraft carrier captain!
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#234
by
Artyom.
on 28 Mar, 2015 15:17
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And a few more high-res photos from Anton Shkaplerov:
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#235
by
Phillip Clark
on 28 Mar, 2015 15:58
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I am well-known for being pedantic, but rather than being a "year long mission" as the media are promoting the long stay, it's far closer to being an "eleven months mission".
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#236
by
Artyom.
on 31 Mar, 2015 15:26
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Soyuz TMA-16M Crew Used Tablet Computer during the Flight for the First Time
For the first time in the history of the Russian cosmonautics, the crew of Soyuz TMA-16M manned spacecraft used a tablet computer during launch, rendezvous and docking with the ISS.
Manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-16M was launched from Baikonur with two Roscosmos cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Kornienko and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on board at 10.42 p.m. Moscow time, on March 27.
All information necessary for the crew was entered in the memory of a tablet PC. The cosmonauts received in electronic form a complete set of on-board documentation, the schedule of the flight and ballistic information for dynamic operations. For a quick search of necessary data, software developers designed an easy navigation and hyperlinks.
The tablet computers are tested on the manned spacecraft of current Soyuz TMA-M series to select the right models, specifications and software for tablets which will be used by the crews in the future. In case of successful testing of the electronic devices, in the future, the paper on-board documentation will not be used.
http://en.federalspace.ru/20412/
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#237
by
Nicolas PILLET
on 31 Mar, 2015 16:13
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And a few more high-res photos from Anton Shkaplerov:
Ooohh ! The first one is exceptional : it shows the engine cover opened !!
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#238
by
Artyom.
on 03 Apr, 2015 17:03
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School Students Witness Start of Year-Long Flight to ISS
The young winners of Roscosmos contests have visited Baikonur cosmodrome and witnessed the launch of the manned spacecraft with the participants of the year-long expedition to the ISS aboard.
One of the biggest delegations came from Kirov region, where the Vyatka, Space Technology Territory contest was held on November 19, 2014, among the students of school centers of space services. Roscosmos invited the seven of the winners (Natalia Grudtsyna, Victoria Ryabova, Xenia Kashina, Xenia Kolyshnitsyna, Ivan Kolevatov, Leo Gagarin, and Daniel Zykov) to Baikonur to witness the launch of Soyuz TMA-16M manned spacecraft.
The nominees of the Korolev readings and the Robotics for Space festival from Kaluga (Daniel Kruchinin and Xenia Potekhina), Stupino near Moscow (Daniel Vorotov), Magnitogorsk (Dorofei Skripnikov), Ufa (Timur Galiev), and Shumerlya (Valeria Surkova) were also involved in the journey.
The children went on an excursion around the cosmodrome, visited S.P. Korolev’s and Yu.A. Gagarin’s memorial houses, Buran orbital spacecraft, the assembly, integration, and test building of pad 254, launch complex 1 (Gagarin launch site), and cosmonautics museums of Moscow and Baikonur. The school students participated in the training of the cosmonauts traveling to the ISS and witnessed the launch of Soyuz TMA-16M manned spacecraft.
http://en.federalspace.ru/20423/
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#239
by
lucspace
on 27 May, 2015 06:36
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