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ISS-39/40 crew finishes its mission onboard the station on September 11, 2014, according to the ISS flight program .

New Russian Bion-series satellite is to be developed by 2019, - Institute for Biomedical Problems Director Deputy Vladimir Sychov reported. – With the help of this satellite the scientists will be able to study space radiation impact on living organisms which is of great importance for Mars flight preparations.

On September 4, 2014 main (Alexander Samokutyayev, Roscosmos, Elena Serova, Roscosmos, Barry Wilmore, NASA) and back-up (Gennady Padalka, Roscosmos, Mikhail Korniyenko, Roscosmos, Scott Kelly, NASA) crews finished their complex preflight examination trainings in GCTC.

Russian woman-cosmonaut Anna Kikina may go to space in several years, - GCTC Head Yuri Lonchakov reported.

British singer Sarah Brightman will start preparation trainings for space flight to the ISS in 2015

ISS- 41/42 mission main and back-up crews passed exams on Rissian ISS segment and Soyuz TMA-M simulators.

On September 3, 2014 ISS main and back-up crews started complex examination trainings in GCTC.

Russian and American scientists started ambitious cosmonauts’ cognitive psychology studies to elaborate new methods and techniques of cosmonaut training for actions under extreme conditions.

Foton-M №4 space device successfully landed in Orenburg region in accordance with the estimated data on September 1, at 13.18, Moscow time.

Ardbeg Scotch Whiskey sent to space 3 years ago will get back to the Earth on September 12.