On May 17 ISS-40/41 main and back-up crews took part in traditional events at Baikonur spaceport.

Launched on May 16, at 01.42, Moscow time Proton-M booster with Briz-M upper stage and Express-AM4R satellite crashed. Special commission investigates the situation.

SS 40/41 main and back up crews left for Baikonur spaceport where they will be having final preflight trainings before the launch.

Proton-M with Express-AM4R satellite rolled out to the launching pad. The launch is scheduled for May 16, 01.42, Moscow time.

ISS-39 mission crew is preparing for the return to the Earth according to the ISS flight program. Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft will undock the the station on May 14, 2014.

Following the results of examination trainings State Commission approved the main crew of new ISS mission consisting of Roscosmos cosmonaut Maksim Surayev, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst.

In the next three months Roscosmos plans to accomplish more than 10 space launches taking place from Baikonur and Plesetsk spaceports, Guiana Space Centre and “spaceport floating in the Pacific Ocean”.

Luxembourg SES Company plans to launch telecommunication device from Baikonur spaceport according to the plan, Yves Feltes company press-office representative reported.

On Monday, April 28, 2014 Proton-M booster with Kazakh KazSat-3 communication satellite and Russian Luch satellite was successfully launched from Baikonur spaceport.

Soviet Cosmos-1242 expired radio intelligence satellite of Tselina-D space system may sink in the Pacific Ocean on May 7.