Early in morning November 21 Soyuz FG booster with Soyuz TMA-15M manned spacecraft was rolled out to the launch pad of Site 31 at Baikonur cosmodrome.

Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Lev Zelyony stated that Russia and the United States have no plans to end joint scientific experiments on board the International Space Station.

Soyuz TMA-15M main and back-up crew members have already had the first training onboard the spacecraft in the integration building…

Baikonur spaceport saw traditional flag-raising ceremony symbolizing the beginning of final preflight preparations.

At 14.00, Moscow time, GCTC TU-134 aircraft with main Soyuz tMA-15M spacecraft crew comprising crew commnder anton Shkaplerov ( Roscosmos), first flight engineer Samantha Christoforetti (ESA) and second flight engineer Terry Virts ( NASA) onboard landed at Krayniy airport.

At 06:58, Moscow time (03:58, local time), on November 10 Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft descent module successfully landed in Arkalyk region.

On November 7, 2014, according to long-standing tradition ISS-42/43 main and back-up crews visited memorable places of Russian Cosmonautics .

The landing of Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft descent module is planned for 06.47, November 10, 2014 and will take place in Arkalyk region.

Today on October 30, Soyuz TMA-15M main and back-up crews started complex examinational training in GCTC.

Today at 10.09, Moscow time, Russian space industry launching crews successfully launched Soyuz 2.1a booster with Progress M-25M cargo vehicle #31 launchpad of Baikonur spaceport.