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

Soyuz-2.1a medium booster with Meridian telecommunication satellite was launched from Plesetsk spaceport in Arkhangelsk region.

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.

Zvezda Reseach and Production Enterprise situated in Moscow region has almost completed the testing of new generation reusable EVA spacesuit.

Progress M-24M cargo vehicle undocked from the ISS and will be flying in space up to November 20. During the flight “Reflection” scientific experiment will be conducted onboard the vehicle.

Today on October 27. At 04:30, Moscow time Soyuz 2.1a booster with Progress M-25M cargo vehicle was rolled out to #31 launchpad and installed with service truss attached to it. Russian space industry launching crews started working in accordance with the first launching day schedule.

Roscosmos cosmonauts Mukhtar Aimakhanov, Oleg Blinov, Pyotr Dubrov, Sergey Korsakov, Dmitry Petelin, Andrey Fedyayev, Nickolay Tchub and cosmonaut candidate Anna Kikina will be having mountain survival trainings in Tuapse. The trainings take place from October 19 to October 28, 2014.

On October 21, 2014, at 19.09, Moscow time, Russian space industry launching crews successfully launched Proton-M booster with Briz-M upper stage and Express-AM6 telecommunication space device from #81 launchpad of Baikonur spaceport. On October 22, 2014, at 04.31, Moscow time, Express-AM6 space device reached the target orbit and separated from the upper stage.

ISS-41/42 mission commander Maksim Surayev and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyayev will perform the spacewalk on October 22, 2014 in accordance with the ISS flight schedule.

At 04:30 on October 18 Proton-M booster Briz-M upper stage and Express-AM6 satellite was transported from fuel servicing area where Briz-M low-pressure tanks were filled with propellant components to # 81 launching pad.