September 25, 2014
Categories: Baikonur Cosmodrome, ISS, NASA, Roscosmos, Soyuz, Space
ISS-41/42 Сrew Ready for the Flight!

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). The back-up crew comprises crew commander Gennady Padalka (Roscosmos), first flight engineer Mikhail Korniyenko (Roscosmos), second flight engineer – Scott Kelly (NASA).

After the meeting preflight press-conference with ISS-41/42 main and back up crews took place. Cosmonauts and astronauts answered the journalists’ questions about their preflight preparations and told how they feel before the space mission.

More from this category:
June 5, 2019
The “Progress MS-10” spacecraft is de-orbited

On 4 June 2019, in accordance with the flight program of the International Space Station (ISS), the “Progress MS-10” cargo spaceship, having completed its mission,…

full story
August 12, 2020
Roscosmos announced the next exit of Russian cosmonauts from the ISS

The next spacewalk of Russian cosmonauts from the International Space Station is scheduled for the end of 2020, a spokesman for the press service of…

full story
November 10, 2021
ISS to Perform Space Debris Avoidance Maneuver

Tonight Russian Mission Control Centre may accomplish debris avoidance maneuver aimed at protecting ISS from the debris of Chinese satellite. Roscosmos is scrutinizing the level…

full story
December 18, 2013
Proton-M Booster Assembling is under Way at Baikonur Spaceport

The preparation works for Proton-M booster launch with Briz-M upper stage and Express-AM5 space device are under way at Baikonur spaceport. Khrunichev Centre and Yuzhny…

full story
September 28, 2018
The GCTC. The ceremony of raising the flags of the countries by the crews of the “Soyuz MS-10” spacecraft was held at Baikonur

On September 27, Baikonur hosted a ceremony of raising the flags of countries, participating in the launch of the  “Soyuz MS-10” spacecraft  to the International…

full story
April 1, 2014
Yuri Lonchakov Officially Appointed to the Position of Acting GCTC Head

Roscosmos Head Councellor, Hero of Russian Federation, cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov was officially appointed to the position of GCTC acting head, – Roscosmos press-office secretary Irina…

full story
July 24, 2013
Progress M-18M to Undock from the ISS

Progress M-18M cargo vehicle being the part of ISS since February 2013 will be undocked from the ISS on Friday, July 26, 2013 and sank…

full story
August 31, 2020
S. Ryzhikov and S. Kud-Sverchkov performed training in the pressure chamber TBK-50

Training in the TBK-50 pressure chamber allows cosmonauts to develop the skill of assessing the fit of a spacesuit, evaluate the work of the thermal…

full story