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March 2011
March 31, 2011. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-21 (Yuri Gagarin) transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing the Soyuz TMA-21 manned spacecraft was transported
from the spacecraft processing facility for the general integration with LV.
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March 31, 2011. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
In the assembly/test building primary (Borisenko Andrei Ivanovich (S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Russia),
Samokutyaev Aleksandr Mikhailovich (Roscosmos, Russia) and
Garan Ronald John (NASA, USA))
and backup (Shkaplerov Anton Nickolaevich (Roscosmos, Russia),
Ivanishin Anatoliy Alekseevich (Roscosmos, Russia) and
Burbank Daniel (NASA, USA))
crews of the Soyuz TMA-21 transportation spacecraft made a check inspection of the spacecraft in the launch configuration
and got acquainted with equipment to be delivered and returned to the ground.
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March 29, 2011. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-21 (Yuri Gagarin) transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Designers inspection of the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft was completed.
Payload shroud roll on to the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft was performed.
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March 27, 2011. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-21 (Yuri Gagarin) transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Soyuz TMA-21 transport manned vehicle was docked with a transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.
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March 25, 2011. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-21 (Yuri Gagarin) transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Soyuz TMA-21 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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March 23, 2011. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-21 transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Today a meeting of Technical Management was held where a decision to fill the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft with propellant components and compressed gases was accepted.
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March 22, 2011. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-21 transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program.
The prime and backup crews for the ISS-27/28 initiated a final training phase in the processing facility.
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March 21, 2011. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.
Primary (Borisenko Andrei Ivanovich (S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Russia),
Samokutyaev Aleksandr Mikhailovich (Roscosmos, Russia) and
Garan Ronald John (NASA, USA))
and backup (Shkaplerov Anton Nickolaevich (Roscosmos, Russia),
Ivanishin Anatoliy Alekseevich (Roscosmos, Russia) and
Burbank Daniel (NASA, USA))
crews of the Soyuz TMA-21 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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March 16, 2011. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia - MCC-M, Korolev, Moscow Region.
Descent module of the Soyuz TMA-M vehicle returned to the ground at 10:54, Moscow time. All operations for de-orbit, search and landing of Descent Module passed normally.
Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kalery (the vehicle commander), Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly completed their flight to the International Space Station under the ISS-25/26. program.
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March 10, 2011. 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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March 1, 2011. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region.
Chief scientific consultant at RSC Energia, associate of S.P. Korolev, the RAS academician B.Y. Cherkok marked his 99th birthday.
Boris Yevseyevich was congratulated on his birthday by Space Agency Head (Roscosmos) A.N. Perminov, RSC Energia managers and team, the RAS members, colleagues, near relations, friends and relatives.
RSC Energia delegation headed by the Corporation President, General Designer V.A. Lopota, congratulated heartily B.Y. Chertok in home surroundings and presented flowers and memorable gifts to him.
Dear Boris Yevseyevich! We congratulate You on your birthday and wish You robust health, happiness, many years of creative work and to go on with your space-related plans by faithful disciples and followers.
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