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#40 by jacqmans on 22 Nov, 2018 11:07
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patches for the mission
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#41 by Svetoslav on 23 Nov, 2018 08:41
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Roscosmos reports the spacecraft has been loaded with fuel and compressed gasses.
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#42 by jacqmans on 23 Nov, 2018 09:31
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Soyuz МS-11 spacecraft is fueled with propellant components and compressed gases
November 23, 2018
RSC Energia specialists successfully performed fueling of the manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz MS-11 with propellant components and compressed gases at Baikonur Launch Site.
After fueling, the spacecraft was brought into the Assembly and Testing Facility and installed into the assembly jig for conducting further pre-launch processing operations.
According to the pre-launch processing schedule, the mating of the spacecraft with the adapter section is slated for the day after tomorrow, November 25.
The launch of Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with Soyuz MS-11 with the crew of the next Expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for December 3, 2018 from the Baikonur launch site.
The prime crew of ISS-58/59 consists of Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, CSS astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain. Their backups are Rosocosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan.
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#43 by Alter Sachse on 23 Nov, 2018 14:00
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#44 by Chris Bergin on 23 Nov, 2018 14:28
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#45 by Steven Pietrobon on 24 Nov, 2018 07:43
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Paying extra attention to mounting the first stage!
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#46 by Alter Sachse on 25 Nov, 2018 16:27
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https://www.energia.ru/ru/iss/iss58/photo_11-25.html
Google translation:
Today, November 25, RSC Energia specialists at the Baikonur cosmodrome successfully completed a set of technological operations for docking of the Soyuz MS-11 transport manned vehicle with a transitional compartment of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle.
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#47 by Alter Sachse on 26 Nov, 2018 17:54
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in english:
Today, on November 25, specialists from RSC Energia working at the Baikonur launch site have successfully completed operations to mate the manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz MS-11 to the adapter section of Soyuz-FG launch vehicle.
Under the schedule of processing activities a designer’s inspection of the spacecraft and roll-on of the payload fairing are planned for the day after tomorrow.
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#48 by Alter Sachse on 27 Nov, 2018 13:28
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https://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss58/photo_11-27.html
"The spacecraft Soyuz MS-11 prelaunch processing under the International Space Station is in progress.
RSC Energia specialists conducted the designer’s inspection of the manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz MS-11 and performed technological operations on encapsulation of launch vehicle Soyuz-FG in the spacecraft assembly and testing facility at Baikonur Launch Site. ....
The launch of Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft is planned for December 3, 2018 from the Area No.1 (“Gagarin’s launch pad”) of the Baikonur Cosmodrome."
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#49 by Mapperuo on 28 Nov, 2018 06:47
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#50 by Joachim on 28 Nov, 2018 14:10
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Will the MS-11 crew be part of
Exp. 57 / 58
Exp. 58 / 59 (as Roscosmos writes) or
Exp. 57 / 58 / 59?
Exp. 57 ends withe MS-09 undocking on December 20 but MS-11 will dock on December 03 - if all goes well. So I think Kononenko, Saint-Jacques and McClain must become member of Exp. 57.
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#51 by Olaf on 28 Nov, 2018 14:30
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When the new crew goes up in late November or early December on Soyuz MS 11 to join the three crew Exp 57 will they be considered Exp 57 or 58? Then in April when the new 3 crew joins them will it still be Exp 58 or 59? The numbering of the crews have gotten messed up with Soyuz MS 1O failure.
It will be Exp. 58 when the MS-09 leaves on Dec. 20
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#52 by Joachim on 28 Nov, 2018 14:35
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And Exp. 59 will start with undocking of MS-11. Correct?
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#53 by Hog on 29 Nov, 2018 18:24
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Don't the Expeditions end/begin at the Change of Command Ceremony?
Exp 58 is arriving beginning Dec 3. and staying until June(7 months), Crew of 3 from Dec 20 through March when Soyuz-MS12 arrives on orbit.
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#54 by jacqmans on 29 Nov, 2018 18:26
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November 29, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-176
NASA TV to Air Next International Space Station Crew Launch, Docking
Three space travelers, including two astronauts on their first flight, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Monday, Dec. 3 for a six-and-a-half month mission. Live coverage will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Anne McClain of NASA, David Saint-Jacquesof the Canadian Space Agency, and Oleg Kononenkoof Roscosmos are preparing to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft Dec. 3 at 6:31 a.m. EST (5:31 p.m. Kazakhstan time).
Following a six-hour journey making four orbits of Earth, the crew will dock the Soyuz to the station’s Poisk module at 12:35 p.m. to begin their mission on the orbital laboratory. It will be the first flight for both McClain and Saint-Jacques and the fourth for Kononenko.
Less than two hours after docking, hatches between the Soyuz and the station will open, and the current crew, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), NASA Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Roscosmos Flight Engineer Sergey Prokopyev, who have been in orbit since June, will greet them.
Kononenko, McClain and Saint-Jacques will officially become the Expedition 58 crew when Gerst, Aunon-Chancellor and Prokopyev depart the station for home Dec. 20.
Coverage of the Expedition crew’s launch and docking activities are as follow (all times EST):
Monday, Dec. 3
5:30 a.m. – Soyuz MS-11 launch coverage (launch at 6:31 a.m.)
11:45 a.m. – Docking coverage (docking scheduled for 12:35 p.m.)
1:45 p.m. – Hatch opening (expected at about 2:35 p.m.) and welcome coverage
A full complement of video of the crew’s pre-launch activities in Baikonur will air on NASA TV in the days preceding launch beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
The crew members will continue work on hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard the International Space Station, humanity’s only permanently occupied microgravity laboratory.
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have worked closely with Russian space officials and station program partner Roscosmos to move forward on plans to launch the crew, completing a series of reviews including the station program’s Flight Readiness Review. Station program officials will continue to follow the usual prelaunch process with Roscosmos to ensure the safety of the crew during its upcoming launch. McClain and Saint-Jacques also expressed confidence in the reliability of the Soyuz rocket and the partners’ efforts for a successful launch.
Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter at:
http://instagram.com/iss
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#55 by Olaf on 29 Nov, 2018 18:39
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Don't the Expeditions end/begin at the Change of Command Ceremony?
The expedition ends/begins with the undocking of the spacecraft, which carries the "old" crew.
Exp 58 is arriving beginning Dec 3. and staying until June(7 months), Crew of 3 from Dec 20 through March when Soyuz-MS12 arrives on orbit.
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#56 by Hog on 29 Nov, 2018 19:29
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Thank you, so the newly arriving MS-11 crew will be part of Expedition 57 with Kononenko, McLain and St Jacques as Flight Engineers until the MS-09 vehicle undocks on the 20th of December. Kononenko would then carry on as the Expedition Commander?Don't the Expeditions end/begin at the Change of Command Ceremony?
The expedition ends/begins with the undocking of the spacecraft, which carries the "old" crew.
Exp 58 is arriving beginning Dec 3. and staying until June(7 months), Crew of 3 from Dec 20 through March when Soyuz-MS12 arrives on orbit.
Exp 57 is leaving Dec 20.
Its nice to see that the NASA Class 21 are finally getting some space time. Anne McLain on MS-11, Christina Hammock Koch and Nick Hague(2nd flight to space, 1st flight to orbit) on MS-12, Army Flight Surgeon/Spacial Ops diving medical officer- Andrew Morgan on MS-13 and AF Test Pilot Nicole Victoria Aunapu Mann on the Boeing Crew Flight Test. Go "8-balls". -
#57 by jacqmans on 30 Nov, 2018 07:15
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The crews of TPK "Soyuz MS-11" conducted a control inspection of the ship
On November 29, in accordance with the pre-launch preparation plan, the main and backup crews of the upcoming long-term expedition to the ISS conducted a second "fitting" - a control inspection of the spacecraft in launch configuration.
After the introductory briefing, the backup crew members took their places in the ship, familiarized themselves with the placement of the payload and equipment in the descent vehicle and the domestic compartment, tested the performance of various systems, including a communication system, in a test mode. Then the main crew proceeded to the inspection of the ship.
The main crew of the ISS-58/59 expedition includes: cosmonaut of Roscosmos Oleg Kononenko, CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Ann McClain. Their stand-ins are Roskosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, ESA astronaut Luka Parmitano and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan.
After checking the ship, the crews went to the assembly shop of the Progress RCC branch to inspect the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, which on December 3, 2018 will launch the Soyuz MS-11 manned vehicle into orbit.
Then, according to the pre-launch tradition, the crews visited the museum of the Baikonur cosmodrome and left their autographs there. After the excursion to the museum, they visited the houses in which Yu. A. Gagarin and S. P. Korolev lived in Baikonur.
The first "fitting" of the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft took place at the cosmodrome on November 20, during which the astronauts checked the tightness of spacesuits, familiarized themselves with the interior of the ship, including the placement of equipment.
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#58 by Alter Sachse on 30 Nov, 2018 10:23
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#59 by Alter Sachse on 30 Nov, 2018 10:44
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Soyuz MS-11 was transported to the assembly with the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle at the site Number 112 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
https://www.energia.ru/ru/iss/iss58/photo_11-30.html