Expedition 16 Photoarchive
04/19/2008. S.P.Korolev RSC Energia - MCC-M, Korolev, Moscow Area.
At noon, Moscow Time, Soyuz TMA-11 descent vehicle returned to Earth. The spacecraft crew consisted of a Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (the spacecraft Commander and Flight Engineer 1 of ISS-16), and US astronaut Peggy Whitson (Flight Engineer of the spacecraft and ISS-16 Commander) and a citizen of Republic of Korea So Yeon Yi (space flight participant of visiting expedition 14).
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10/12/2007, S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow region.
The Russian Soyuz TMA-11 manned transport space vehicle is docked to the International Space Station.
Following two-day free flight in near-earth orbit, the Soyuz TMA-11 approached the ISS. Berthing was performed in an automatic mode.
At 18:50 Moscow Time the space vehicle docking assembly came into contact with the docking part of Functional Cargo Block Zarya. At that time the ISS was within the Russian ground site coverage.
PRESS-RELEASE
10/10/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev
RSC Energia.
The Soyuz-FG integrated launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-11 transport manned spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome at 17:22 Moscow time.
The crews of the ISS 16th prime expedition (ISS-16) and 13th visiting expedition (VC-13) are aboard the Russian space vehicle. The vehicle crew includes Yuri Malenchenko (Russian cosmonaut-researcher from Yu.A. Gagarin CTC, commander, flight engineer-1 of ISS-16), Peggy Whitson (NASA astronaut, vehicle flight engineer, ISS-16 commander), as well as citizen of Malaysia, participant of space flight Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor.
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10/09/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev
RSC Energia.
A meeting of the State commission was held. Director of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center V.V. Tsibliev reported about the crew readiness for the planned spaceflight. RSC Energia President and General Designer V.A. Lopota reported about readiness of the Soyuz FG/Soyuz TMA-11 rocket-space complex for further prelaunch processing. The State commission approved the prime and backup crews for the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft and the ISS-16 and also a decision was adopted to continue preparation of the Soyuz-FG/Soyuz TMA-11 rocket-space complex for fueling and launch at the set time on October 10, 2007, namely at 17 hr. 22 min Moscow time.
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10/08/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev
RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of manned spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-11 under the International Space Station program.
At 5 hr 00 min Moscow time a rollout of the Soyuz spacecraft from the assembly-test
facility to the launch site was provided. The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with the Soyuz
TMA-11 transport spacecraft was erected on the launch pad. Operations under the launch
minus two days program began.
The launch of the Soyuz-FG integrated launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft
to the ISS Orbital Complex is planned for 10.10.2007 at 17:22 Moscow time.
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10/07/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev
RSC Energia.
In the LV Integration and Checkout Facility, the basic integration of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with the upper composite has been completed.
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A meeting of the Technical management under the chairmanship of RSC Energia President and General Designer V.A. Lopota and State commission was held. A decision on rollout of the launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-11 transport manned spacecraft to the launch facility and its preparation for launch planned for the October 10 was adopted.
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10/05/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev
RSC Energia.
In the assembly/test building primary (Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia), Peggy Anneette Whitson (NASA, USA), Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie (Malaysia) and backup (Salidzhan Shakirovich Sharipov (S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Russia), Edward Michael Fincke (NASA, USA), Faiz Bin Khaleed (Malaysia)) crews of the Soyuz TMA-11 transportation spacecraft made a check inspection of the spacecraft in the launch configuration and got acquainted with the delivered and returned equipment.
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Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing the Soyuz TMA-11
manned spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft processing facility
for the general integration with LV.
Photo-report
10/03/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev
RSC Energia.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of manned
spacecraft Soyuz TMA-11 under the International Space Station program.
Designers inspection of the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft was completed.
Payload shroud roll on to the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft was performed.
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10/01/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev
RSC Energia.
Soyuz TMA-11 transport manned vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.
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09/30/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev
RSC Energia.
Soyuz TMA-11 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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09/28/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC
Energia.
The primary and backup crews of the ISS Expedition 16 and Taxi Mission 13 have entered into their final training phase in the processing facility.
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09/27/2007 Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC
Energia.
Primary (Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia), Peggy Annette Whitson (NASA, USA), Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie (Malaysia)) and backup (Salidzhan Shakirovich Sharipov (S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Russia), Edward Michael Fincke (NASA, USA) Faiz Bin Khaleed (Malaysia)) crews of the Soyuz TMA-11 transportation spacecraft arrived to the Baikonur launch site. At the airport they were met by the first vice president, first deputy designer general of RSC Energia Nikolai Ivanovich Zelenshchikov and other managers of the Corporation.
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At the spacecraft processing facility, a poster dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the launch of the world's first artificial satellite of Earth was pasted on the payload fairing of the launch vehicle.
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09/18/2007 S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow Area.
At OAO S.P.Korolev Rocket & Space Corporation Energia under the chairmanship of V.A. Lopota, Corporation President, General Designer, took place a session of the General Designer's Review Board. Consideration was given to the status of International Space Station Russian Segment and its flight program implementation, progress of Soyuz TMA-11 transport manned vehicle launch processing and final phase of Expedition 15 (ISS-15) crew activities.
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06/04/2007 RSC Energia after S.P. Korolev, the city
of Korolev, Moscow Region.
At RSC Energia after S.P. Korolev, under the Corporation
specialists' lead training sessions were held under the crew training
program for the International Space Station 16th Prime Crew (ISS-16).
Members of the backup crew, Timothy Kopra (NASA astronaut) and
Frank De Winne (ESA astronaut) familiarized themselves with video
- and photographic equipment of the ISS Russian Segment, ham radio
equipment, maintenance and repair operations and tools.
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06/01/2007 RSC Energia after S.P. Korolev, the city
of Korolev, Moscow Region.
RSC Energia after S.P. Korolev hosted the training sessions under
the Training Program for the thirteenth Visiting Crew (VC-13)
space flight participant. The citizens of the Kingdom of Malaysia,
Sheikh Maszaphar Shukor Al Masrie and his backup Faiz bin Khaleed
are being trained for space flight to the International Space
Station.
The corporation specialists familiarized them with photographic
and video equipment, which one of them is going to operate onboard
the ISS Russian Segment.
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03/21/2007 S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, city of Korolev, Moscow region.
Training sessions under the corporation specialists' lead started at S.P. Korolev RSC Energia in accordance with the program of crew training for the sixteenth Expedition of the International Space Station (ISS-16).
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03/02/2007 S.P. Korolev RSC Energia.City of Korolev, Moscow region.
Training sessions under the crew training program for Expedition 16 of the International Space Station (ISS-16) took place at S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, under the lead of the Corporation specialists.
The training sessions were attended by NASA astronauts Garrett Reisman and Sandra Magnus, as well as ESA astronaut Leopold Eyharts.
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