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September 2010
September 29, 2010. Moscow
Orbital Technologies and RSC Energia to Launch World's First Commercial Space Station
Private Russian company and lead contractor for the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation collaborate to commercialize space.
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September 29, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Soyuz TMA-M transport manned vehicle was docked with a transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.
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September 28, 2010. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region.
Today is the 60th anniversary of Vitaly Alexandrovich Lopota's birth who is the President, General Designer of S.P. Korolev Rocket-Space Corporation Energia, the Russian Federation Honoured Scientist, the corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Science, Professor.
By the Russian Federation Presidential Decree of September 22, 2010 ? 1158 'On Granting the Russian Federation State Awards', Vitaly Alexandrovich Lopota was decorated with the Order of Honour for the achieved successes in work activities and many years of honest work.
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September 28, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-M transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Soyuz TMA-M transport manned vehicle fuelled with propellant components and compressed gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility for final processing operations.
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September 26, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
The prime and backup crews for the ISS-25/26 initiated a final training phase at the Launch Site.
Scott Kelly (NASA, USA), Alexander Kalery, Oleg Skripochka (Roscosmos, Russia), Ronald Garan (NASA, USA), Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos, Russia) had training sessions onboard the spacecraft, acquainted with the onboard documentation and the content of cargoes launched and also made a fitting of the Sokol-KB space suits and individual liners.
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September 25, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
Primary (Scott Kelly (NASA, USA), Kalery Alexander Yurievich and
Skripochka Oleg Ivanovich (S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Russia)) and backup (Ronald
Garan (NASA, USA), (Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia), Volkov Sergey Alexandrovich (Yu.A. Gagarin TsPK NII, Russia) and Kononenko Oleg Dmitrievich (S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Russia)) crews of the Soyuz TMA-M transportation spacecraft arrived to the Baikonur launch site. At the airport they were met by members of the State Commission and Technical Management.
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September 25, 2010. S.P.Korolev RSC Energia - MCC-M, Korolev, Moscow region
Descent module of the Soyuz TMA-18 vehicle returned to the ground at 09:23, Moscow time. All operations for de-orbit, search and landing of Descent Module passed normally.
Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (the crew commander) and Mikhail
Kornienko, NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson completed their flight to the International Space
Station (ISS) under the ISS-24 program.
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September 23, 2010. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow region.
The meeting of the State Committee devoted to the launch vehicle flight tests was held at S.P. Korolev Rocket & Space Corporation Energia.
The issue on Upper Stage 11C861-03 readiness for the start of flight tests was discussed at this meeting.
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September 20, 2010. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow region - State Cosmonautics Museum after K.E. Tsiolkovscky, Kaluga.
The staff members of S.P. Korolev Rocket&Space Corporation Energia took an active part in holding XLV Scientific readings devoted to memory of K.E. Tsiolkovsky - the outstanding Russian scientist and the founder of modern cosmonautics.
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September 16, 2010. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow region.
The General Designers Review Board devoted to the Russian Segment of the International Space Station was held at OAO S.P. Korolev Rocket & Space Corporation Energia under the chairmanship of V.A. Lopota, the Corporation President and General Designer.
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September 12, 2010. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia - MCC-M, Korolev, Moscow region.
Following a two-day free flight Russian cargo transport vehicle Progress М-07М docked to the International Space Station (ISS).
The vehicle rendezvous with the station, its fly about, station-keeping and berthing were performed in the automatic mode. The docking port of the instrument compartment of the Service Module Zvezda of the Russian Segment of the ISS was contacted at 15:58 Moscow time.
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September 12, 2010. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region.
Fifty years ago the Soviet Army put into service intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM) R-7A, which had replaced its radio-controlled prototype, the first national ICM R-7, used in rocket forces.
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September 10, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
Progress M-07M transport cargo vehicle was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 14:22:57 Moscow time.
The objective of the launch is to ensure further in-orbit operation of the International Space station in compliance with the obligations of the Russian Party under this project.
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September 9, 2010. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region.
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated September 6, 2010 No.1098 "About Approval of a List of Council for Science, Technologies and Education at the President of the Russian Federation" came into effect.
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September 7, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
As jointly decided by Roscosmos and Rosstat, the list of cargo to be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) by Progress М-07М transport cargo vehicle is added with a kit with census report forms for the All-Russian population census of 2010 and "Instruction for procedure of the All-Russian population census in 2010 and declaration".
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September 6, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-07M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Soyuz-U launch vehicle was rolled out from the integration building to the launch pad. Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-07M transport vehicle is installed on the launch pad. L-2 days activities have been started.
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September 5, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-07M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Technical management meeting and Government Commission meeting were convened. A decision is made to roll out Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-07M transport vehicle to the launch pad.
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September 4, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-07M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing Progress M-07M spacecraft was integrated with the Soyuz-U launch vehicle in the processing facility of the 31st site.
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September 3, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-07M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing Progress M-07M spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft processing facility for the general integration with LV.
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September 2, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-07M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Designers inspection of the Progress M-07M transport cargo vehicle was completed.
Payload shroud roll on to the cargo vehicle was performed.
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September 2, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At 04 hours 53 minutes Moscow Time, launch vehicle Proton-M together with Upper Stage DM and three spacecrafts GLONASS-M were launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The launch objective is to augment the Russian group of global navigation satellite system GLONASS.
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September 1, 2010. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow region.
The regular planned trainings under the International Space Station Increment crew training program took place at S.P. Korolev Rocket & Space Corporation Energia.
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September 1, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-07M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Progress M-07M transport cargo vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.
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