While on Earth coffee nerds pay their respects to this flavorous drink at special section of EXPO universal World Exhibition opened in Milano, coffee conquers the space: the cosmonauts prepared and drank a cup of real espresso onboard the International Space Station.

British singer Sarah Brightman will pass survival trainings in a near-Moscow forest on January 23, - GCTC press office reported.

On Monday, January 19, space flight participant Sarah Brightman who will be a crew member of Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft started her training in Gagarin Cosmonaut training Centre.

Works for the next manned launch planned for March 27 started at Baikonur spaceport, - Roscosmos reports. By launching Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft from Baikonur on November 24 Roscosmos successfully finished manned launch program for 2014.

On November 24, 2014, 05:48 Moscow time, Soyuz TMA-15Mspacecraft launched from #31 launching pad of Baikonur spaceport on November 24, 00.01, Moscow time, successfully docked with the ISS Rassvet small research module

Baikonur spaceport saw traditional flag-raising ceremony symbolizing the beginning of final preflight preparations.

At 14.00, Moscow time, GCTC TU-134 aircraft with main Soyuz tMA-15M spacecraft crew comprising crew commnder anton Shkaplerov ( Roscosmos), first flight engineer Samantha Christoforetti (ESA) and second flight engineer Terry Virts ( NASA) onboard landed at Krayniy airport.

At 06:58, Moscow time (03:58, local time), on November 10 Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft descent module successfully landed in Arkalyk region.

The landing of Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft descent module is planned for 06.47, November 10, 2014 and will take place in Arkalyk region.

On October 7, 2014, Reid Wiseman (NASA) and Alexander Gerst (ESA) successfully performed the spacewalk. They finished their EVA activities and returned to the ISS at 18:43 UTC (22:43, Moscow time).