From January 19 up to February 9, 2015 GCTC is conducting winter survival trainings for future ISS mission crews.

In the framework of preparations for 70th Anniversary of the Great Victory Celebration Roscosmos plans to send an exact copy of the victory Banner to the ISS (the copy of the banner raised by the 150th Rifle 'Idritskaya' Division soldiers on the Reichstag building in Berlin on May 1, 1945.

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

Russian space agency Roscosmos reported that a caustic element from an air conditioning unit in the American segment of the International Space Station was discharged into the station’s atmosphere.

Japanese entrepreneur Satoshi Takamatsu to be Sarah Brightman back-up crew member will start training in Star City late this month.

Japanese citizen Satoshi Takamatsu approved to be the next space tourist Sarah Brightman's back-up cosmonaut, - Roscosmos representative reported.

Cosmonaut candidate Anna Kikina gained test cosmonaut qualification, - Roscosmos reports.

ISS crew members will celebrate New year 16 times and dress the New Year tree with soft toys, - Russian cosmonaut Elena Serova reported from the ISS.

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