ISS-41/42 mission commander Maksim Surayev and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyayev will perform the spacewalk on October 22, 2014 in accordance with the ISS flight schedule.

On October 16 Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre saw General Medical Board meeting that analyzed the data gained in the result of Russian ISS-42/43 mission crew medical examination for the period of preflight preparation

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).

On Saturday Progress M-27 cargo vehicle was delivered to Baikonur spaceport. Today RSC Energia and Yuzhny Space Centre specialists unloaded the vehicle and installed it onto the service pad in the integration building of 24 launchpad of the spaceport. The specialists will examine the vehicle and conduct preservation works.

Russian space industry specialists work at Baikonur spaceport on ISS program implementation. At the present time the specialists accomplish Soyuz TMA-15M manned spacecraft and Progress M-25M cargo vehicle for the future launches.

At 06:11, Moscow time, on September 26 Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft launched from Baikonur spaceport at 00:25, Moscow time, successfully docked with the ISS.

Yesterday the Meeting of State Commission headed by Oleg Ostapenko took place at # 17 pad of Baikonur spaceport in “Cosmonaut” complex. State Commission approved the following composition of Soyuz TMA-14M manned spacecraft main crewas: crew commander – Alexander Samokutyayev ( Roscosmos), first flight engineer – Elena Serova ( Roscosmos), second flight engineer Barry Wilmore (NASA).

Soyuz TMA-14M crews passed the first training in Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft and raised the flags of ISS-41/42 mission contries-participants.

Today, on September 12, Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre charters brought main and back-up crew of Soyuz TMA-14M manned spacecraft to Baikonur spaceport. Roscosmos, Yuzny space Centre and international Space School student greeted the newly arrived cosmonauts and astronauts.

On September 11, at 06;23, Moscow time, descent module of Soyuz TMA-12M manned spacecraft successfully landed to the south east of Jezqazğan town. The landing took place as planned.