LIVE: Soyuz TMA-12 launch (April 8) - Docking (April 10)

• #160 by tonyq on 08 Apr, 2008 06:54
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  Nicolas PILLET - 8/4/2008  1:33 AM
  
  Cosmonauts were delivered to the launch pad !
  
  http://www.kz-today.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1138536794&chapter=1153444511
  
  Go Soyouz !

  
  
  I think you have misread this. They are not due to depart by bus until 8.00am GMT and will board the capsule at 8.46am GMT
• #161 by Nicolas PILLET on 08 Apr, 2008 06:59
• Oops! Sorry, the news says effectively that they are in area 254...
• #162 by tonyq on 08 Apr, 2008 07:38
• According to the schedule, at 7.36GMT crew should now be in their Sokol suits and reporting to the various directors and official delegations. 35minutes is allowed for this activity.
• #163 by tonyq on 08 Apr, 2008 07:53
• Soyeon suited up and looking like she's ready to go. Grabbed from a Korean news site, which is why it focuses on her.

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• #164 by tonyq on 08 Apr, 2008 08:45
• According to the schedule, the crew should now be waving final farewells at the pad, and commencing ingress to the Soyuz at 8.46GMT
• #165 by tonyq on 08 Apr, 2008 09:37
• Looks like my concerns about Soyeon were unwarranted. She looks so relaxed and confident, like she's done this before.

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• #166 by tonyq on 08 Apr, 2008 09:49
• At the pad and still smiling............

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• #167 by Jester on 08 Apr, 2008 09:50
• I'm off to the pad now, weather is great here, clear skies.
  couldnt go sooner due to fueling procedure checks on our spacecraft.
  Reporting back later, launch video/pics later on L2
  
• #168 by William Graham on 08 Apr, 2008 10:17
• Webcast has started
• #169 by siegfriedcqb on 08 Apr, 2008 10:20
• A view from inside

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• #170 by Ford Mustang on 08 Apr, 2008 10:36
• All looking good to go..

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• #171 by Ford Mustang on 08 Apr, 2008 10:39
• These "arms" will have been retracted per the timeline at the pad.. Will be receiving live shots in a few minutes:

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• #172 by Ford Mustang on 08 Apr, 2008 10:41
• Pressure dropped in Sergey Volkov's suit, a broken zipper was the case, but all is nominal now.

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• #173 by Ford Mustang on 08 Apr, 2008 10:44
• Shots from inside the Russian control center:

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• #174 by Ford Mustang on 08 Apr, 2008 10:46
• L-30 minutes.

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• #175 by Ford Mustang on 08 Apr, 2008 10:48
• Some nice images of what the Soyuz is:

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• #176 by Ford Mustang on 08 Apr, 2008 10:49

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• #177 by William Graham on 08 Apr, 2008 10:57
• PAO keeps saying that Yi will be the youngest woman ever to fly in space. IIRC, both Sharman and Tereshkova were younger.
• #178 by Ford Mustang on 08 Apr, 2008 10:57
• L-20 minutes.

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• #179 by eeergo on 08 Apr, 2008 11:01
• Tereshkova and Leonov attending the launch:
  

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