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

On May 14, at 05.57, Moscow time Soyuz TMA-11M sucessfully returned to the Earth.

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.

ISS-40/41 misson main and back-up crew members are passing their preflight examinations in GCTC.

ISS orbit was successfully adjusted on April 29, 2014 and amounts to 417,2 km now.

ISS-40/41 mission main and back-up crews had a standard flight day training on Russian ISS segment simulator in GCTC.

Progress M-21M cargo vehicle was undocked from the ISS up to April 25 to check Kurs-NA modernized docking and approaching system.

Main and back-up crews of ISS-40/41 mission started passing exams. After examination session the cosmonauts and astronauts will have examinational trainings concluding their preflight preparations in Star City.

Soyuz-U booster with Progress M-23M cargo vehicle was launched to the ISS from Baikonur spaceport on April 9 at 19.26 Moscow time. At 01.14 the vehicle successfully docked with the ISS in accordance with the short 6-hours rendezvous scheme.